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Diagnostic trouble code · Volkswagen

P06E9 on Volkswagen vehicles

P06E9 is named on 12 Volkswagen model years (2016–2020): 129 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Atlas.

Powertrain 12 model years 129 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P06E9

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine33—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine17—
2019 Volkswagen JettaEngine12—
2019 Volkswagen PassatEngine12—
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEngine12—
2020 Volkswagen JettaEngine9—
2020 Volkswagen PassatEngine9—
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEngine9—
2018 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment4—
2018 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—
2017 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—
2016 Volkswagen JettaNot specified4—

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.

Engine 54 Not specified 41 Equipment 21 Exterior Lighting 1
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Volkswagen filings that name P06E9

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P06E9. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P06E9 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P06E9 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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P06E9 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 129 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P06E9 on 12 Volkswagen model years (2016–2020). 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 P06E9 appear on most?

2019 Golf / GTI (33 documents), 2020 Golf / GTI (17 documents), 2019 Jetta (12 documents).

Does P06E9 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.

Where to go next

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Filed alongside P0401 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P06E9.Filed alongside P06EF Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P06E9.Vehicle 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI The model year P06E9 is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.