Top Makes and Models with DTC P0102

Mass Air Flow (MAF) Circuit Low is a less-severe diagnostic trouble code. Driving for a few weeks with this problem is okay, but delayed repairs can cause other issues. Models from Chevrolet, Nissan, and Ford have the highest incident rates of P0102 codes, but other vehicles are susceptible.

David Goldberg
October 17, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

Rank	Make	Low	Moderate	High
1	Chevrolet	Avalanche, Camaro, Cobalt, Colorado, Cruze, Equinox, Impala, Malibu, Silverado 2500, Sonic, Suburban, Tahoe, Trailblazer, Traverse	N/A	Silverado 1500
2	Nissan	Frontier, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Titan, Versa, Xterra	N/A	Altima
3	Ford	Edge, Escape, Expedition, Explorer, F-250, F-350, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Mustang, Ranger, Taurus	F-150	N/A
4	Dodge	Charger, Dakota, Durango	N/A	Grand Caravan
5	Toyota	4Runner, Avalon, Highlander, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra	Corolla	N/A
6	Subaru	Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback	N/A	N/A
7	Volkswagen	CC, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan	N/A	N/A
8	GMC	Acadia, Envoy, Sierra, Terrain, Yukon	N/A	N/A
9	Cadillac	CTS, DeVille, Escalade, SRX, STS	N/A	N/A
10	Infiniti	G35	N/A	N/A

Code P0102-related issues impact vehicles from a wide array of manufacturers—SUVs, trucks, and passenger cars are all vulnerable. FIXD sensor data reveal that vehicles most likely to experience a P0102 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0102 code impacts numerous makes and models. This breakdown covers occurrence rates by model year (2000-2023) and separates the frequency into low, moderate, or high levels. The worst of the worst are the nine vehicles listed above.

What is the P0102 Code?

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A P0102 code indicates that the mass air flow (MAF) sensor is reporting a lower-than-expected air flow into the engine. This often appears as low voltage readings from the MAF sensor, which can be caused by various factors such as sensor contamination or failure, wiring issues, or actual reduced airflow. The engine control module or powertrain control module triggers this code when the voltage output from the MAF sensor falls below the expected range for normal operating conditions.

Read the complete article on P0102 Engine Code | Mass Air Flow (MAF) Circuit Low to discover the trouble areas to consider. This resource also offers tips on diagnosing the problem and what a DIYer can do to tackle a P0102 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0102 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0102 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0102 code was detected among the analyzed years, insufficient data, or the model wasn’t in production.

Acura

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Acura MDX	2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	2008	N/A

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016	2002, 2003	2004

BMW

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
BMW 325i	2001, 2002, 2003, 2006	N/A	N/A
BMW X5	2001, 2002, 2004, 2013	2005, 2006	2003

Buick

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Buick Enclave	2011, 2013, 2017, 2019	2009, 2012, 2014	2008
Buick LaCrosse	2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	2005, 2010	N/A
Buick LeSabre	N/A	2001, 2004, 2005	2002, 2003

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	2003, 2004	2007
Cadillac CTS	2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017	2010	2005
Cadillac DeVille	2002, 2003, 2004	2001, 2005	N/A
Cadillac SRX	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	N/A	2004
Cadillac STS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	2005	N/A

Chevrolet

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chevrolet Avalanche	2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	N/A	2003, 2007
Chevrolet Camaro	2001, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2002, 2010, 2013	N/A
Chevrolet Cobalt	N/A	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010	2009
Chevrolet Colorado	2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2007, 2008, 2016	N/A
Chevrolet Cruze	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019	2012, 2016, 2017	N/A
Chevrolet Equinox	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2006, 2010, 2012	2013
Chevrolet Impala	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	N/A	2006
Chevrolet Malibu	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2010, 2011, 2012	2001
Chevrolet Silverado 1500	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	2003
Chevrolet Silverado 2500	2001, 2003, 2004	N/A	N/A
Chevrolet Sonic	2012, 2016, 2018, 2019	2015	2013, 2014, 2017
Chevrolet Suburban	2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	N/A	2004
Chevrolet Tahoe	2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2004, 2007, 2010	2003
Chevrolet Trailblazer	2003, 2006, 2008	N/A	2022
Chevrolet Traverse	2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2009, 2012, 2013	2014

Chrysler

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chrysler Town & Country	2012	N/A	N/A

Dodge

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Dodge Charger	2006, 2013	N/A	N/A
Dodge Dakota	2004	N/A	N/A
Dodge Durango	2005, 2011, 2016	N/A	N/A
Dodge Grand Caravan	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	2012, 2014

Ford

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ford Edge	2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014	2011, 2013	2010
Ford Escape	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017	2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012	2010
Ford Expedition	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	2006, 2008	2003
Ford Explorer	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012	2006, 2007	N/A
Ford F-150	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022	2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	2004, 2005, 2010
Ford F-250	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019	2003	2001
Ford F-350	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019	N/A	N/A
Ford Fiesta	2011, 2013	2012	N/A
Ford Focus	2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008	N/A
Ford Fusion	2013, 2018	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012	2010
Ford Mustang	2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012	2004, 2006, 2008	2005, 2007
Ford Ranger	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006	2002
Ford Taurus	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015	N/A	N/A

GMC

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
GMC Acadia	2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2007, 2008, 2009, 2012	N/A
GMC Envoy	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	N/A	N/A
GMC Sierra	2001, 2002, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015	2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2017
GMC Terrain	2015, 2017, 2018, 2019	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	N/A
GMC Yukon	2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021	2004, 2007	2005

Honda

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Honda Pilot	2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2009, 2012, 2013	2014

Infiniti

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Infiniti G35	N/A	2003, 2007, 2008	2004, 2005, 2006

Jeep

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2003, 2006, 2013	N/A	N/A
Jeep Liberty	2005, 2006, 2011, 2013	N/A	N/A
Jeep Wrangler	2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	N/A	N/A

Kia

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Kia Rondo	2007	N/A	N/A

Lexus

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lexus IS 250	2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2006, 2007, 2008, 2011	N/A

Lincoln

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lincoln Navigator	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010	N/A	N/A

Mercury Mountaineer

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Mercury Mountaineer	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	N/A	N/A

Nissan

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Nissan Altima	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	2003
Nissan Frontier	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2002	N/A
Nissan Maxima	2002, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014	N/A
Nissan Murano	2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018	2004, 2006, 2007, 2010	2009
Nissan Pathfinder	2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2003, 2005, 2006, 2013	N/A
Nissan Rogue	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2012, 2017	N/A
Nissan Sentra	2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022	2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016	2014
Nissan Titan	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021	2004, 2005, 2006	N/A
Nissan Versa	2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2009, 2011, 2012	N/A
Nissan Xterra	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	2002, 2006, 2008	N/A

Pontiac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Pontiac G6	2006, 2010	2007, 2008, 2009	2005
Pontiac Grand Prix	2001, 2003, 2007	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006	2008

Ram

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ram 1500^	2015, 2022	N/A	N/A

Scion

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Scion tC	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	N/A

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Forester	2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	N/A
Subaru Impreza	2003, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2002, 2004, 2005, 2007,2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	2008
Subaru Legacy	2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011	N/A
Subaru Outback	2003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012	N/A

Toyota

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Toyota 4Runner	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022	2004	N/A
Toyota Avalon	2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019	N/A	2008
Toyota Corolla	2001, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	2005, 2006, 2009
Toyota Highlander	2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	2004, 2005, 2006, 2008	N/A
Toyota Prius	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016	2007, 2012, 2013	2010
Toyota RAV4	2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011	N/A
Toyota Sequoia	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016	2003, 2005	N/A
Toyota Sienna	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020	2003, 2009	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Toyota Tacoma	2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020	2005, 2006, 2008	N/A
Toyota Tundra	2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2005, 2006, 2007	2008

Volkswagen

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Volkswagen CC	2011, 2013	N/A	2009
Volkswagen Jetta	2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014	2002, 2003, 2006, 2007	2004, 2005
Volkswagen Passat	2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009	2002	2003, 2004
Volkswagen Tiguan	2010	N/A	N/A

^ Beginning with the 2010 model year, Ram was spun off from Dodge and became a separate brand. Ram-branded trucks are often referred to as Dodges, although this is technically not correct.

Source:

Data was collected from installed FIXD sensors in vehicles from the 2000-2023 model years.

David Goldberg

Dave Goldberg is an automotive journalist and lifelong car fanatic. He writes for numerous enthusiast and business outlets and is an ongoing contributor to HotCars.com, one of the most popular car culture websites. When he’s not writing or driving, Dave is either under a hood or asleep. His credentials include a BA in Journalism from The George Washington University.

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