P0461 on Audi vehicles
P0461 is named on 6 Audi model years (2016): 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 and 1 more.
Which Audi model years name P0461
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Audi A4 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi A5 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi A6 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi A7 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi A8 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi Q5 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Audi filings that name P0461
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Audi filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0461. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 155520415943 Service bulletin2015-11-06 · Electrical System — Instrument Panel — Fuel Gauge — Fuel Level Float/Sensor/Sending Unit
- Fuel level sensor, circuit range/performance - The ?check engine light? might illuminate with DTC P0461 stored in the engine control module. No engine-related problems are present, and the vehicle is safe to drive.
- 155620415944 Service bulletin2015-11-19 · Electrical System — Instrument Panel — Fuel Gauge — Fuel Level Float/Sensor/Sending Unit
- Fuel level sensor, circuit range/performance - The ?check engine light? might illuminate with DTC P0461 stored in the engine control module. No engine-related problems are present, and the vehicle is safe to drive.
- 155820415945 Service bulletin2015-12-08 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Fuel level sensor, circuit range/performance - The ?check engine light? might illuminate with DTC P0461 stored in the engine control module. No engine-related problems are present, and the vehicle is safe to drive.
What P0461 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0461 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Audi and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0461 a known problem on Audi vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0461 on 6 Audi model years (2016). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Audi models does P0461 appear on most?
2016 A4 (3 documents), 2016 A5 (3 documents), 2016 A6 (3 documents).
Does P0461 on a Audi mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.