Top Makes and Models with DTC P0301

Code P0301—Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected—is a DO NOT DRIVE condition due to unsafe vehicle operations and the risk of serious engine damage. The cars most likely to encounter this problem are Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Audi, and Nissan. Many other makes and models are vulnerable to code P0301.

David Goldberg
October 28, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

Rank	Make	Low	Moderate	High
1	Toyota	Tacoma, Highlander, Avalon, Tundra, 4Runner, Sequoia	Sienna, RAV4	Camry, Corolla, Prius
2	Ford	Edge, Explorer, F-250, F-350, Fiesta	Ranger, Escape, Expedition, Focus, Fusion, Mustang, Taurus	F-150
3	Chevrolet	Trailblazer, Silverado 2500	Camaro, Malibu, Cruze, Sonic, Colorado, Suburban, Tahoe,	Silverado 1500 Cobalt, Impala, Traverse, Avalanche, Equinox
4	Nissan	Sentra, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Rogue, Versa, Xterra, Frontier, Titan	N/A	Altima
5	Audi	N/A	N/A	A4
6	Volkswagen	N/A	Tiguan, CC	Jetta, Passat
7	Subaru	Legacy	Impreza, Forester	Outback
8	Dodge	Durango, Ram 1500, Dakota	Charger	Grand Caravan
9	GMC	Envoy, Yukon, Terrain	Sierra	Acadia
10	Acura	N/A	MDX	N/A

Code P0301-related issues impact vehicles from a wide array of manufacturers—SUVs, trucks, and passenger cars are all vulnerable. FIXD sensor data reveals that vehicles most likely to experience a P0301 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0301 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 11 vehicles listed above.

What is the P0301 Code?

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A P0301 code signals that engine cylinder #1 is misfiring, which means it’s not burning fuel efficiently during operation. This misfire can be triggered by several issues, ranging from simple spark plug problems to more complex fuel system or mechanical failures. All of these need proper diagnosis to prevent engine damage or creating dangerous driving situations.

Read the complete article on P0301 Engine Code | Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected 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 P0301 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0301 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0301 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0301 code was detected among the analyzed years, insufficient data, or the model wasn’t in production.

Acura

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Acura MDX	2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	2002, 2003, 2005	2004, 2006

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	2007, 2008

BMW

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
BMW 325i	2004	N/A	N/A
BMW X5	2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2006, 2011	2005

Buick

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

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019	N/A	2007
Cadillac CTS	2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	2003, 2005, 2008, 2009	2006, 2007
Cadillac SRX	2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2006, 2007	2008
Cadillac STS	2009, 2011	2007, 2008	2005, 2006

Chevrolet

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

Chrysler

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chrysler Town & Country	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2016	2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015	2011, 2013, 2014

Dodge

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Dodge Charger	2017, 2018, 2020	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019	2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
Dodge Dakota	2008, 2010, 2011	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007	2001, 2002
Dodge Durango	2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2021	2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018	2004, 2012, 2014
Dodge Grand Caravan	2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011	2002, 2004
Dodge Ram 1500^	N/A	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	2002, 2006

Ford

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ford Edge	2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017	2008
Ford Escape	2003, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 201	2009, 2010, 2011, 2017
Ford Expedition	2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021	2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008	2003
Ford Explorer	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022	2007	2016
Ford F-150	2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	2003, 2004
Ford F-250	2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020	2001, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2017	2008
Ford F-350	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2008	N/A
Ford Fiesta	2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	2014	N/A
Ford Focus	2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2005, 2012, 2013, 2014	2004
Ford Fusion	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2010, 2013, 2016	2011
Ford Mustang	2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019	2005, 2015
Ford Ranger	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021	2011	2004
Ford Taurus	2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013	2003

GMC

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

Honda

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

Infiniti

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

Jeep

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2004
Jeep Liberty	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010	2002, 2008, 2011	2003, 2012
Jeep Wrangler	2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2002, 2007, 2014, 2017	2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

Kia

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Kia Rondo	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	N/A	N/A

Lexus

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lexus IS 250	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2007, 2008	2006
Lexus RX 300	2002, 2003	N/A	N/A

Lincoln

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lincoln Navigator	2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2004, 2005, 2011	N/A

Mercury

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Mercury Mountaineer	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010	2006	N/A

Nissan

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

Pontiac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Pontiac G6	2005, 2009, 2010	2006, 2007	2008

Ram

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ram 1500^	2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022	2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019	2011, 2014

Scion

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

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Forester	2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021	2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011	2010, 2012
Subaru Impreza	2001, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020	2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012	2008, 2010
Subaru Legacy	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015	2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013	2010
Subaru Outback	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018	2007	2009

Toyota

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Toyota 4Runner	2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021	2004, 2006	2002, 2005
Toyota Avalon	2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2001, 2005, 2007	2006
Toyota Camry	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2002, 2007, 2009	2003
Toyota Corolla	2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2003, 2004, 2010, 2013	2009
Toyota Highlander	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005	2017
Toyota Prius	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013	2010
Toyota RAV4	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022	2002, 2006, 2008, 2010	2007
Toyota Sequoia	2001, 2006, 2007, 2010	2002, 2003, 2004, 2008	2005
Toyota Sienna	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2006, 2008, 2009	2007
Toyota Tacoma	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023	2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015	2002, 2005
Toyota Tundra	2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011	2002, 2005, 2006, 2008

Volkswagen

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Volkswagen CC	2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2009, 2010, 2013	2012
Volkswagen Jetta	2001, 2003, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017	2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
Volkswagen Passat	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	N/A	N/A
Volkswagen Tiguan	2016, 2018, 2019, 2021	2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017	2011, 2013

^ 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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