Top Makes and Models with DTC P0430

Short-term driving with Code P0430—Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)—is okay, but repairs shouldn’t be delayed, or more damage can occur. Specific Ford, Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Honda models are the most vulnerable, but P0430 codes affect many vehicle brands.

David Goldberg
October 22, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

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

Code P0430-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 P0430 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0430 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 P0430 Code?

Car Mechanic scanning a vehicle at a city street

P0430: Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2) signals that the exhaust cleaning system for one side of the engine isn’t meeting performance standards. While a deteriorating catalytic converter is the usual suspect, this code can also arise from issues like exhaust leaks, faulty oxygen sensors, or spark plug problems affecting that side’s bank of cylinders.

Read the complete article on P0430 Engine Code | Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2) 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 P0430 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0430 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0430 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0430 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, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022	2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2014	2006, 2007, 2008

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017	N/A	N/A

BMW

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

Buick

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Buick Enclave	2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2010, 2011	2009
Buick LaCrosse	2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	N/A	2010, 2011
Buick LeSabre	2002, 2003	N/A	N/A

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018	2002, 2004, 2008, 2009	2007
Cadillac CTS	2003, 2010, 2012, 2014	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009	2005, 2008, 2011
Cadillac DeVille	2002, 2003, 2004	2001, 2005	N/A
Cadillac SRX	2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010	2011
Cadillac STS	2007, 2009, 2010	2006	2005, 2008

Chevrolet

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

Chrysler

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chrysler Town & Country	2005, 2009, 2015	2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016	2012, 2013

Dodge

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Dodge Charger	2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016	2011
Dodge Dakota	2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	2004, 2007	2005, 2006
Dodge Durango	2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020	2005, 2006, 2011, 2013	2012
Dodge Grand Caravan	2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2003, 2005, 2009	2007
Dodge Ram 1500^	2002, 2003, 2009	2006, 2008, 2010	2004, 2005, 2007

Ford

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

GMC

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

Honda

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

Infiniti

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

Jeep

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

Kia

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Kia Rondo	2008, 2009, 2011	2007	N/A

Lexus

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

Lincoln

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Lincoln Navigator	2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019	2002, 2005, 2009	2006, 2007, 2013

Mercury

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Mercury Mountaineer	2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009	2006	2003

Mini

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Mini Cooper	2005	N/A	N/A

Nissan

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

Pontiac

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

Ram

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

Scion

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Scion tC	2005, 2009	N/A	N/A

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Forester	2001	N/A	N/A
Subaru Outback	2007, 2014, 2016	N/A	N/A

Toyota

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

Volkswagen

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

^ 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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