P250F
3 owner reports and 54 manufacturer filings across 16 model years from Genesis, Hyundai, Mazda.
Where P250F shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Mazda CX-5 | Engine | 7 | 2 | |
| 2021 Mazda CX-30 | Engine | 7 | 1 | |
| 2021 Mazda CX-9 | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2021 Mazda Mazda3 | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2021 Mazda Mazda6 | Engine | 7 | — | |
| 2022 Mazda CX-30 | Engine | 5 | — | |
| 2022 Mazda Mazda3 | Engine | 5 | — | |
| 2024 Genesis GV80 | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Genesis GV80 | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Hyundai Kona | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Hyundai Kona | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Hyundai Venue | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Hyundai Venue | Power Train | 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.
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P250F by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P250F 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.
Subject: ENGINE OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ON WITH DTC P250f:00 DUE TO LOW ENGINE OIL LEVEL This is a known issue by MAZDA!
54 manufacturer filings name P250F. 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 P250F.
- 24-EM-009G Service bulletin2024-10-24 · Power Train
- Certain 2023-2024MY GV80 (JX1) vehicles equipped with the 3.5T-GDI engine may experience a warning lamp illumination for a diagnostic trouble code P250F that is related to the oil level sensor circuit. Due to the current logic in the vehicles, DTC P250F could set unintentionally when the engine oil level is within the proper range. Follow the service procedure outlined in this bulletin to check th
- 24-EM-008H Service bulletin2024-10-21 · Power Train
- Certain 2023-2024MY Venue (QX) vehicles equipped with the 1.6L MPI Gamma II engine may experience a warning lamp illumination for a diagnostic trouble code P250F that is related to the oil level sensor circuit. Due to the current logic in the vehicles, DTC P250F could set unintentionally when the engine oil level is within the proper range. Follow the service procedure outlined in this bulletin to
- 24-FL-003H Service bulletin2024-03-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This bulletin contains the software update procedure for the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on certain 2021-2023MY Elantra (CN7) and 2022-2023MY Kona (OS) vehicles equipped with the 1.6 liter T-GDI Gamma 2 engine, that may exhibit a warning lamp with one or more of the DTCs listed below: ⢠P250F - Engine Oil Level Too Low ⢠P011B, P050C - Engine Coolant Temperature/intake Air Temperature Correla
- 01-003-23 Service bulletin2023-01-31 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some vehicles may have a "LOW ENGINE OIL LEVEL" warning message and an engine oil level warning light on in the instrument cluster with DTC P250F:00 stored in memory, and the oil level has actually decreased to near low. - DTC P250F:00 - Engine oil level signal: engine oil level low This is caused by an oil consumption increase due to damage of the valve seals on the exhaust side. To eliminate t
- 01-011-22a Service bulletin2022-11-07 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some vehicles may have a "LOW ENGINE OIL LEVEL" warning message and a CHECK ENGINE light illuminated in the instrument cluster with DTC P250F:00 stored in memory, and the oil level has actually decreased to near low. - DTC P250F:00 - Engine oil level signal: engine oil level low This is caused by an oil consumption increase due to damage of the valve seals on the exhaust side. To eliminate this
- 01-011-22 Service bulletin2022-10-03 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some vehicles may have a "OW ENGINE OIL LEVEL" warning message and a CHECK ENGINE light illuminated in the instrument cluster with DTC P250F:00 stored in memory, and the oil level has actually decreased to near low. * DTC P250F:00 - Engine oil level signal: engine oil level low This is caused by an oil consumption increase due to damage of the valve seals on the exhaust side. To eliminate this c
What P250F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP250F 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 P250F
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P250F 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.