P2080
0 owner reports and 119 manufacturer filings across 17 model years from Infiniti, Nissan, Volkswagen.
Where P2080 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 14 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 14 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 14 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Unknown Or Other | 14 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Unknown Or Other | 14 | — |
| 2026 Volkswagen Jetta | Unknown Or Other | 7 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Jetta | Unknown Or Other | 7 | — |
| 2026 Volkswagen Taos | Unknown Or Other | 7 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Taos | Unknown Or Other | 7 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 7 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 6 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2017 Infiniti QX80 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | — |
| 2017 Nissan Armada | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2017 Nissan Titan | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Touareg | Engine | 1 | — |
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 P2080. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- VIN4APIN20251204 Other2025-12-04 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states transmission error on dash/unable to move shifter out of park; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states dynamic road sign assist error messages on instrument cluster and center display; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; C
- VIN4APIN20251201 Other2025-12-01 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states dynamic road sign assist error messages on instrument cluster and center display; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states wind noise and or wa
- VIN4APIN20251120 Other2025-11-20 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states dynamic road sign assist error messages on instrument cluster and center display; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states wind noise and or wa
- VIN4APIN20251112 Other2025-11-12 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; Customer states front brake noise/premature uneven pad wear; Customer states there is
- V011903_20558262019-08-13 · Engine
- Diagnostic assistance if DTC's P0070 and P2080 are stored in the ECM at the same time.
- ITB16-0512016-12-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
- 2017 QX80; MIL IS ON WITH DTC P2080 AND/OR P2082 IF YOU CONFIRM: The MIL is ON with DTC - P2080 (EXHAUST GAS TEMP SENSOR 1 B1), And/or - P2082 (EXHAUST GAS TEMP SENSOR 1 B2). ACTION: 1. Refer to step 6 in the SERVICE PROCEDURE to confirm this bulletin applies to the vehicle you are working on. 2. If this bulletin applies, reprogram the ECM. NOTE: If this bulletin does apply (the ECM needs
What P2080 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2080 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 P2080
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P2080 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.