# Car Scanner ELM OBD2 — user reviews > 912 indexed App Store user reviews of Car Scanner ELM OBD2 by Stanislav Svistunov, rated 4.80/5 from 31,859 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-scanner-elm-obd2/id1259933623/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-scanner-elm-obd2/id1259933623.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28,039 · 4★ 2,495 · 3★ 648 · 2★ 170 · 1★ 507 ## What do users think of Car Scanner ELM OBD2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Works great with cheap OBD2 adapters - 👍 Highly customizable dashboard - 👍 Comprehensive sensor data - 👍 Helpful error code lookup - 👍 Frequent updates - 👍 Affordable pro version - 👍 Supports many vehicle makes/models **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional connection issues - 🐛 Incorrect sensor readings for some vehicles - 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices - 🔋 Drains battery when left running **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to connect to certain vehicle models - Incorrect fuel economy calculations - Sensor data not updating properly in some cases **Most requested features** - Add support for more vehicle profiles - Improve CarPlay integration - Allow custom dashboard templates - Add option to automatically save data logs - Expand sensor coverage, especially for transmissions and ABS ## Newest reviews (14 of 912) ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2026-07-31, version 2.1.46* Works great! ### 5/5 — Who Knew *2026-07-29, version 2.1.46* This thing is Tony Tiger Great! Got it on 2014 Jeep Wrangler. Very easy. ### 5/5 — OBD2AUSTRALIA *2026-07-29, version 2.1.46* Excellent tool 👍😊 ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2026-07-27, version 2.1.46* Not intuitive. I just spent 45 minutes. I got connected to my Nissan kicks and saw lots of live data that I wasn’t interested in, never could figure out how to get the transmission fluid temperature or the air pressures. I tried every Nissan configuration available, looks like there’s not one that works on the 2024 models. I would appreciate Help since I already spent the $7.99. ### 5/5 — Нужна помощь *2026-07-26, version 2.1.46* Купил подписку на год , в приложение ничего не поменялось помогите ### 5/5 — Surprise it works as promised *2026-07-24, version 2.1.46* My typical experience in t the past with these scanner apps is that they typically dont connect easily the first time and when they do connect the data is not displayed well. This is different, it connected easily first time, gave me menus and display choices. When I saw I could get unlimited access as Freas for the cost of a large coffees I upgraded immediately. Looking forward to using this on my daily drive. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-07-24, version 2.1.46* this app has literally changed the way i drive my car, owning a land rover diesel with a high front dpf and doing a fair few urban trips i can now monitor my dpf levels and regen status, the only thing i can’t find is the oil dilution which would be a huge bonus other than that no complaints ### 5/5 — Great product *2026-07-23, version 2.1.46* Very good product has a lot of different options. Definitely recommend. ### 5/5 — Very comprehensive and feature rich. *2026-07-21, version 2.1.46* And versatile. Far better than 3 stars! Also is available for iOS and Android. Works super well on 2002 Gen 3 Toyota 4Runner with Veepeak OBDII BLE interface. Has pointed to several problems correctly and Mode 06 is particularly useful. Большое спасибо, товарищ Свистунов! ### 5/5 — Great free tool *2026-07-21, version 2.1.46* This is a great app to have for connecting to Bluetooth/wifi adapters. Free and full of data!! ### 5/5 — Great tool!!! *2026-07-20, version 2.1.46* I appreciate this app a lot. I paid for it. Works great, diagnose, clear, monitor log. It’s not bi directional but I knew that when I bought it. It also is really great because it works with CarPlay and I can layout the things I want to monitor on my head unit while driving. I really hope that the developer keeps pushing out the updates. ### 5/5 — Does the job *2026-07-20, version 2.1.46* Paid for the app. No subscription and worked on my friends old Opel corsa and a lotus evora 400. Well worth the one off payment. ### 5/5 — Brilliant app *2026-07-18, version 2.1.46* Very good, connected to my obd scanner. Very cheap too. ### 2/5 — Connection issues *2026-07-15, version 2.1.46* Ever since I purchased the lifetime update this fails to connect after every new update. My WiFi connect works fine on other programs. Just fails on this one. Why does this keep happening? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2026-08-15, version 2.1.46* Used to be good. Could actually use to diag problems. An update happened and now the screen keeps jumping. App is useless now. Good job ### 1/5 — Lack of support *2026-08-06, version 2.1.46* 4th generation Toyota Tacoma has been around for 2 years and still not supported.. ### 1/5 — Wont connect to ecu *2026-07-28, version 2.1.46* Connect to app fine but won’t connect to the 2013 Honda CRV ECU. Worked great on other 2007 Suzuki,2009 Kia. Not going to purchase full usage since the developer hasnt or won’t respond to this issue. ### 1/5 — Connection issues *2026-07-26, version 2.1.46* Ever since I purchased the lifetime update this app can’t do basic functions which is the reason for it. Can’t delete a basic code on an 18 year old vehicle anymore that stops me from using remote start. ### 1/5 — Wont connect to ecu *2026-07-24, version 2.1.46* Connect to app fine but won’t connect to the 2013 Honda CRV ECU. Worked great on other 2007 Suzuki,2009 Kia. Not going to purchase full usage since the developer hasnt or won’t respond to this issue.m ### 1/5 — Connection issues *2026-07-24, version 2.1.46* Ever since I purchased the lifetime update this fails to connect after every new update. My WiFi connect works fine on other programs. Just fails on this one. Why does this keep happening? I want my money back. ### 1/5 — Stopped working with update *2026-07-11, version 2.1.46* This worked great until a recent update, now it doesn’t read or clear codes. It connects to the OBD but can’t read codes. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-06-27, version 2.1.25* Doesn’t connect ### 1/5 — Всё платно *2026-06-24, version 2.1.25* Все основные показатели стали недоступны в бесплатной версии ### 1/5 — Dangerous *2026-06-15, version 2.1.25* ELM connects but ECU never connects. I CLICKED ON ONE OF THEIR ADS AND IT TOOK ME TO A PHISHING WEBSITE!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Business owner *2026-08-20, version 2.1.46* Tried out free version, it has everything we needed to do just about every job, it has out done a $16200 scanner in almost every job. Very good on iPhone for portability while test driving with out the bulky tools and cables, very big well done for the app and highly recommend ### 5/5 — Great free app *2026-08-17, version 2.1.46* Best app, have a mk4.5 focus ST, tried the forscan one that costs around £8 and this one is better for what I wanted (battery Soc monitoring and fault codes). The good thing with this one is you can display it via apple carplay, so all the reading are in the dash, which is great as others you need to look at the phone to see the info. Paid the £7.99 to get the full version as feel it’s worth the money. ### 5/5 — Класс *2026-08-15, version 2.1.46* Спасибо за такую программу, купил полную версию, нормальный деморежим в котором нормально можно все посмотреть! Спасибо! ### 5/5 — Обл *2026-08-14, version 2.1.46* Все отлично ### 5/5 — Helpful *2026-08-08, version 2.1.46* App has been pretty seamless to use so far. I appreciate the functionality ### 5/5 — It’s good app *2026-08-06, version 2.1.46* 5 star ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-08-06, version 2.1.46* Can’t think of a better one! ### 5/5 — What it says on the tin *2026-08-04, version 2.1.46* I had an engine management light come on in my Ford Mondeo. I contacted fords who wanted £180 just to scan the car for fault codes. So I’d thought I’d look around and found car scanner. Within 10 minutes I found what the problem was. So a cost price of £7.99 for life or a £180 costs at Fords. No brained ### 5/5 — Great tool *2026-08-03, version 2.1.46* The device has helped enormously in diagnosing issues with our vehicles. Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Intuitive & Comprehensive *2026-08-01, version 2.1.46* Using in a 2025 Ford Lightning EV truck. Works great!!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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