P0463 on Volkswagen vehicles
P0463 is named on 42 Volkswagen model years (2016–2024): 791 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Atlas, Jetta, Tiguan, Taos and 3 more.
Which Volkswagen model years name P0463
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA 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.
Volkswagen filings that name P0463
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0463. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- VIN4APIN20200114 Service bulletin2020-01-14 · Equipment
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states the airbag light is on
- VIN4APIN20200117 Service bulletin2020-01-17 · Electrical System
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states No/low heat output No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states the airbag light is on
- VIN4APIN20200124 Service bulletin2020-01-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states No/low heat output No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN4APIN20220719 Service bulletin2022-07-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Any thermostat related concerns (faults, leaks, etc.) Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states blind spot monitoring error in MFI Customer states blower stays on Customer states airbag li
- VIN4APIN20220803 Service bulletin2022-08-03 · Equipment
- Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Any thermostat related concerns (faults, leaks, etc.) Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states blind spot monitoring error in MFI Customer states blower stays on Customer states airbag li
- VIN4APIN20220804 Service bulletin2022-08-04 · Equipment
- Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states brake noise, dust and uneven pad wear Customer states MIL-on, fault P0442 and/or P0456 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states blind spot monitoring error in MFI Customer states blower stays on Customer states airbag li
- VIN4APIN20200818 Service bulletin2020-08-18 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Oil/Lubrication
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPF
- VIN4APIN20200825 Service bulletin2020-08-25 · Equipment
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPF
- VIN4APIN20200909 Service bulletin2020-09-09 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPF
- VIN4APIN20200207 Service bulletin2020-02-07 · Equipment
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN4APIN20200221 Service bulletin2020-02-21 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN4APIN20200226 Service bulletin2020-02-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
What P0463 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0463 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 Volkswagen 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 P0463 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 791 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0463 on 42 Volkswagen model years (2016–2024). 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 Volkswagen models does P0463 appear on most?
2019 Golf / GTI (78 documents), 2022 Atlas (52 documents), 2021 Atlas (44 documents).
Does P0463 on a Volkswagen 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.