P0A80
0 owner reports and 124 manufacturer filings across 36 model years from Honda, Toyota.
Where P0A80 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Toyota Prius c | Electrical System | 10 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Camry | Electrical System | 9 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 8 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Prius | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Prius c | Electrical System | 7 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Prius v | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2018 Honda Accord | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Camry | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2020 Toyota Prius | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Prius | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2017 Toyota RAV4 | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Highlander | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Highlander | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Prius | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Prius v | Engine And Engine Cooling | 3 | — |
| 2018 Toyota RAV4 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2020 Toyota Avalon | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2020 Toyota Camry | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Camry | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Camry | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2020 Toyota Corolla | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Highlander | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Highlander | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2020 Toyota Mirai | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Mirai | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Mirai | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2017 Toyota Mirai | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2016 Toyota Mirai | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Prius | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota Prius c | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2018 Toyota Prius c | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2020 Toyota RAV4 | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota RAV4 | Electrical System | 2 | — |
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.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0A80. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- T-SB-0074-202020-08-05 · Equipment
- TSB: Some 2003 ? 2020 model year Prius, Prius C, Prius V; 2006 ? 2019 model year Highlander Hybrid Vehicle; 2007 ? 2020 Camry Hybrid Vehicle; 2013 ? 2020 model year Avalon Hybrid Vehicle; 2016 ? 2020 model year Mirai and RAV4 Hybrid Vehicle; and 2020 model year Corolla Hybrid Vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0A80/P1AC000 and/or P0A7F/P1A8000 stored
- T-SB-0074-202020-08-05 · Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
- TSB: Some 2003 ? 2020 model year Prius, Prius C, Prius V; 2006 ? 2019 model year Highlander Hybrid Vehicle; 2007 ? 2020 Camry Hybrid Vehicle; 2013 ? 2020 model year Avalon Hybrid Vehicle; 2016 ? 2020 model year Mirai and RAV4 Hybrid Vehicle; and 2020 model year Corolla Hybrid Vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0A80/P1AC000 and/or P0A7F/P1A8000 stored
- 6HB_ONL1-25-20192019-01-25 · Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
- "Owner notification letter - On some 2018 Accord Hybrid vehicles, if an incorrect high voltage (HV) battery is installed the DTC P0A80 (Replace Hybrid Battery Pack) will be set. If the correct HV battery is subsequently installed, the DTC P0A80 cannot be cleared as required and may lead to a failed Inspection and Maintenance test. The new software version eliminates this issue."
- A18-1162018-12-14 · Electrical System — Software
- "Service bulletin - If an incorrect high voltage (HV) battery is installed, the DTC P0A80 (Replace Hybrid Battery Pack) will be set. If the correct HV battery is subsequently installed the Permanent DTC P0A80 cannot be cleared as required and may lead to a failed Inspection and Maintenance test. The new software version eliminates this issue."
- ABOM121120189012018-12-11 · Electrical System — Software
- "Dealer message - Today American Honda notiï¬Â�ed all dealers of an emissions recall on certain units of the 2018 Accord Hybrid for DTC P0A80: Replace HV Battery Pack where this code cannot be cleared. Refer to your eResponsibility report or do an iN VIN status inquiry to determine which units in your inventory are affected."
- T-TT-0365-15_Rev2017-03-13 · Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
- TT: Rev2 A vehicle may arrive to the dealer with a MIL ?ON? condition and P0A80 or P1AC000 stored in the memory. Some cases have been identified with internal modification done to the HV Battery. Modified or altered parts are not covered under warranty.
What P0A80 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0A80 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 P0A80
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0A80 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.