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Diagnostic trouble code

P0A80

0 owner reports and 124 manufacturer filings across 36 model years from Honda, Toyota.

Powertrain Generic OBD-II code 124 manufacturer filings

Where P0A80 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2016 Toyota Prius cElectrical System10—Battery →
2016 Toyota CamryElectrical System9—Battery →
2016 Toyota AvalonElectrical System8—Battery →
2016 Toyota PriusElectrical System7—Battery →
2017 Toyota Prius cElectrical System7—Battery →
2016 Toyota Prius vElectrical System6—Battery →
2018 Honda AccordElectrical System4—Battery →
2017 Toyota AvalonElectrical System4—Battery →
2017 Toyota CamryElectrical System4—Battery →
2020 Toyota PriusEngine4—
2018 Toyota PriusEngine4—
2017 Toyota RAV4Electrical System4—Battery →
2017 Toyota HighlanderElectrical System3—Battery →
2016 Toyota HighlanderElectrical System3—Battery →
2017 Toyota PriusElectrical System3—Battery →
2017 Toyota Prius vElectrical System3—Battery →
2018 Toyota RAV4Engine3—
2020 Toyota AvalonEquipment2—
2019 Toyota AvalonEngine2—
2018 Toyota AvalonElectrical System2—Battery →
2020 Toyota CamryEngine2—
2019 Toyota CamryEngine2—
2018 Toyota CamryEquipment2—
2020 Toyota CorollaEngine2—
2019 Toyota HighlanderEquipment2—

Showing the 25 model years where P0A80 appears most; it is on file for 36 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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P0A80 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0A80 on that maker’s vehicles.

Toyota 35

What it gets filed under

Electrical System 64 Engine 38 Equipment 21 Hybrid Propulsion System 1

124 manufacturer filings name P0A80. 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.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0A80.

What P0A80 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0A80 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.

From here

Common questions about P0A80

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P0A80 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.