Top Makes and Models with DTC P0305

Code P0305: Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected is considered a DO NOT DRIVE condition due to the risk of significant engine damage and dangerous driving situations like hesitating and stalling. Several Chevrolet, Nissan, and Ford cars are most vulnerable, but P0305 codes affect many other makes and models.

David Goldberg
December 9, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

Rank	Make	Low	Moderate	High
1	Chevrolet	Colorado, Malibu, Tahoe, Equinox, Avalanche, Trailblazer, Silverado 2500	Traverse, Camaro, Impala, Suburban	Silverado 1500
2	Nissan	Xterra, Frontier, Pathfinder, Murano, Maxima, Titan	N/A	Altima
3	Ford	Edge, F-250, F-350, Explorer, Fusion	Taurus, Mustang, Expedition, Escape	Ranger
4	Audi	N/A	N/A	A4
5	Toyota	Highlander, 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma, RAV4	Sienna, Tundra, Avalon	N/A
6	Acura	N/A	MDX	N/A
7	Honda	N/A	Pilot	N/A
8	GMC	Yukon, Envoy, Terrain	Sierra	Acadia
9	Ram	N/A	1500	N/A
10	Jeep	N/A	Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Liberty	N/A

Code P0305-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 P0305 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0305 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 21 vehicles listed above.

What is the P0305 Code?

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The engine control module (ECM) triggers a P0305 code and accompanying check engine light when a misfire is detected in cylinder #5. A misfire happens when fuel fails to ignite correctly in a cylinder, resulting in power loss. Common causes include failed ignition components like spark plugs, coils, and wiring; fuel system problems such as clogged injectors or weak fuel pressure; vacuum leaks disrupting the air-fuel mixture; mechanical issues; or malfunctioning engine sensors. A bad catalytic converter may also contribute to the issue. This severe problem can lead to catastrophic engine failure if ignored.

Read the complete article on P0305 Engine Code | Cylinder 5 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 P0305 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0305 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0305 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0305 code was detected among the analyzed years, insufficient data, or the model wasn’t in production.

Acura

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

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009	N/A	2007

BMW

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
BMW 325i	2003, 2004, 2005	N/A	N/A
BMW X5	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2011	2005

Buick

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

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016	N/A	N/A
Cadillac CTS	2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	2014
Cadillac DeVille	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005	N/A	2003
Cadillac SRX	2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011	N/A
Cadillac STS	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011	2005, 2008	2006

Chevrolet

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

Chrysler

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

Dodge

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

Ford

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

GMC

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

Honda

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Honda Pilot	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021	N/A	2009, 2010, 2011

Infiniti

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

Jeep

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

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	2001, 2002	N/A	N/A

Lincoln

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lincoln Navigator	2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019	2005, 2008	2006

Mercury

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

Nissan

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

Pontiac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Pontiac G6	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009	N/A	N/A
Pontiac Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008	N/A	2005

Ram

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

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Legacy	2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015	2010	N/A
Subaru Outback	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	N/A	2009

Toyota

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

Volkswagen

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