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P2015

2 owner reports and 59 manufacturer filings across 37 model years from Audi, Nissan, Volkswagen.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code59 manufacturer filings2 owner reports

Where P2015 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTIFuel System, Other8
2024 Audi A4Engine2
2023 Audi A4Engine2
2022 Audi A4Engine2
2021 Audi A4Engine2
2024 Audi A5Engine2
2023 Audi A5Engine2
2022 Audi A5Engine2
2021 Audi A5Engine2
2024 Audi Q5Engine2
2023 Audi Q5Engine2
2022 Audi Q5Engine2
2021 Audi Q5Engine2
2020 Nissan AltimaEquipment Adaptive/Mobility2
2019 Nissan AltimaEquipment Adaptive/Mobility2
2016 Volkswagen CCEngine2
2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine2
2023 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine2
2024 Audi A3Engine1
2023 Audi A3Engine1
2022 Audi A3Engine1
2024 Audi A6Engine1
2023 Audi A6Engine1
2022 Audi A6Engine1
2021 Audi A6Engine1
2024 Audi Q3Engine1
2023 Audi Q3Engine1
2022 Audi Q3Engine1
2016 Audi Q3Engine1
2024 Audi Q7Engine1
2023 Audi Q7Engine1
2024 Audi S3Engine1
2023 Audi S3Engine1
2022 Audi S3Engine1
2023 Volkswagen ArteonEngine1
2016 Volkswagen JettaBack Over Prevention1
2016 Volkswagen TiguanEngine1

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

Engine 47Fuel System, Other 4Back Over Prevention 3Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1Equipment 1
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What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ 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 following are attached a) The emissions failure report from DEQ with the CEL code P2015 b) Technical service bulletin that details that repair and how it should be covered c) The extended warranty d) EPA guidance on their website of…
2016 Audi Q3Sep 6, 2023NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P2015. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P2015 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2015 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 P2015

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P2015 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.