2014 Top 5 most popular OBD2 scanners among DIYers

A vehicle is a huge investment, and therefore, treating it well is necessary and important. By putting in more time, money and effort, drivers can keep their cars going well into longer lifespan. To take good care of their cars, car owners tend to buy a low-budget OBD2 scanner for DIY use. Here we have compiled a list of top 5 most popular OBD2 scanners among DIYers.

1. iOBD2 scanner for Android

iOBD2 OBD2 EOBD Diagnostic tool can communicate with cars and Android phones via Bluetooth.

In sport mode, it is able to read vehicle speed, coolant temperature, real time fuel consumption (dynamic), acceleration and engine speed.

In idle speed mode, it can control the voltage, intake air flow, real time fuel consumption (static), and coolant temperature, spark advance angle and engine speed.

In cruise mode, it can display vehicle travel time, average speed, continuous running mileage, average fuel consumption and vehicle speed.

Price: US$59.99

2. ELM327 Bluetooth CAN-BUS scanner

ELM327 Bluetooth CAN-BUS scan tool supports all OBD-II protocols, as well as EOBD2 and CAN-BUS. It is used to read diagnose trouble codes, clear trouble codes and detect fuel pressure and so on.

Price: US$15.99

3. Creator C110 BMW Code Reader V3.3

Creator C110 is especially for BMW cars. It supports BMW from 2000 to 2008 year, and some MINI Cooper cars also. Creator C100 can read trouble codes, clear trouble codes, displays live data stream, test component, clear adaption and vehicle information.

Price: US$64.99

4. Super Vag 3.0 ISCANCAR scanner

2014 New IScancar OBDII/EOBD Scanner is a handheld diagnostic scanner for almost all the VW and Audi with protocol KWP1281 (K-line), KWP2000 (K-line) and KWP6000 (CAN). It supports all control modules of VW and Audi vehicles. It is also able to maintain dashboard mileage, read immobilizer code and match key.

Price: US$288.00

5. MINI VCI FOR TOYOTA V8.30.023

MINI VCI is a cost-effective car diagnostic cable for Toyota vehicles. It supports trouble code reading and erasing via OBD2 port, which is adopted by most Toyota cars made after 1996.

Price: US$42.00