P0846
2 owner reports and 43 manufacturer filings across 28 model years from Nissan, Subaru.
Where P0846 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Nissan Versa | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2016 Nissan Versa | Power Train | 8 | — | |
| 2017 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Nissan Sentra | Power Train | — | 1 | |
| 2024 Subaru Ascent | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Subaru Ascent | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Subaru Ascent | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Subaru Ascent | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Subaru Ascent | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Subaru Ascent | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Crosstrek | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Subaru Crosstrek | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Subaru Crosstrek | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Subaru Crosstrek | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Subaru Crosstrek | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2024 Subaru Forester | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Subaru Forester | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Subaru Forester | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Impreza | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Legacy | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Subaru Legacy | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Subaru Legacy | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Subaru Legacy | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Outback | Power Train | 1 | — |
Showing the 25 model years where P0846 appears most; it is on file for 28 in total.
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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P0846 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0846 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The codes: P0846 - transmission fluid pressure sensor / switch B, C1130 - engine signal 1, and C1116 - stop lamp switch show up
43 manufacturer filings name P0846. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0846.
- 18-241-26 Service bulletin2026-05-28 · Electrical System
- This Bulletin announces a correction to the diagnostic procedures for certain CVT related DTCs, including P0730, P0746, P0747, P0841, P0846, P0867, P1867, P1894, and P2723.
- NTB17-034j Service bulletin2019-10-09 · Power Train
- 2013-2017 VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-034i Service bulletin2019-06-26 · Power Train
- 2013-2017 SENTRA AND VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- NTB17-034h Service bulletin2019-02-15 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- 2013-2017 SENTRA AND VERSA SEDAN, AND 2014-2017 VERSA NOTE; CVT JUDDER AND/OR P0746/P0965/P17F0/P0846 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
What P0846 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0846 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. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P0846
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0846 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.