P250F on Mazda vehicles
P250F is named on 7 Mazda model years (2021–2022): 45 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across CX-5, CX-30, CX-9, Mazda3, Mazda6.
Which Mazda model years name P250F
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Mazda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — 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!
Mazda filings that name P250F
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Mazda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P250F. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 01-012-21-3832 Service bulletin2021-10-04 · 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, along with DTC P250F:00 stored in memory. DTC P250F:00 - Engine oil level signal: engine oil level low. Upon inspecting the engine oil level, the level is found to be low and there doesn't appear to be any trace of oil leakage in the engine compartment. This concern usually
- 01-012-21-3832a Service bulletin2021-11-24 · 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, along with DTC P250F:00 stored in memory. DTC P250F:00 - Engine oil level signal: engine oil level low. Upon inspecting the engine oil level, the level is found to be low and there doesn’t appear to be any trace of oil leakage in the engine compartment. This concern usual
- 01-011-22 Service bulletin2022-10-03 · Power Train
- 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
- 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
- 01-003-23 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
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. The record above is what Mazda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P250F a known problem on Mazda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 45 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P250F on 7 Mazda model years (2021–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Mazda models does P250F appear on most?
2021 CX-5 (9 documents), 2021 CX-30 (8 documents), 2021 CX-9 (7 documents).
Does P250F on a Mazda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.