Top Makes and Models with DTC P0455

Code P0455—Evaporative Emission Control System Leak (large) doesn’t prevent driving, but the problem should be repaired to maintain fuel economy and minimize emissions. Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota, Ford, and Jeep models are the most susceptible, but other popular brands are affected.

David Goldberg
August 26, 2024

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Top 10 Most Affected Makes

Rank	Make	Low	Moderate	High
1	Nissan	Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Versa, Xterra	Frontier, Titan	Altima
2	Chevrolet	Traverse, Camaro, Cruze, Silverado 2500, Sonic, Trailblazer	Equinox, Malibu, Avalanche, Cobalt, Tahoe, Colorado, Suburban	Impala, Silverado 1500
3	Toyota	Highlander, Sienna, Sequoia, Avalon	4Runner, RAV4, Tundra, Prius, Tacoma	Corolla, Camry
4	Ford	Explorer, F-250, F-350, Fiesta, Focus,	Escape, Edge, Mustang, Ranger, Expedition, Fusion, Taurus	N/A
5	Jeep	Liberty	Grand Cherokee, Wrangler	N/A
6	GMC	Acadia, Terrain	Yukon, Envoy	Sierra
7	Dodge	Dakota, Durango, Charger, Grand Caravan	Ram 1500	N/A
8	Infiniti	N/A	G35	N/A
9	Scion	N/A	tC	N/A
10	Audi	N/A	A4	N/A

Code P0455-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 P0455 code are:

Below is an expanded look at how a P0455 code impacts numerous makes and models. This breakdown covers occurrence rates by model year (2001-2023) and separates the frequency into low, moderate, or high levels. The worst of the worst are the nine vehicles listed above.

What is the P0455 Code?

Mechanics using an OBD2 Scanner — *This AI-generated image may not accurately represent all aspects of the intended subjects whether a person or object.*

The P0455 code indicates a large leak detected in the vehicle’s Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) system. This system is designed to prevent fuel vapors from escaping into the atmosphere. The problem is usually first noticed due to a check engine light and is often caused by a misaligned or damaged gas gap. Trouble sources include an EVAP line leak, a defective purge or vent valve, a bad fuel tank pressure sensor, or a faulty charcoal canister.

Read the complete article on P0455 Engine Code | Evaporative Emission Control System—Large Leak 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 P0455 code independently (and when not to).

Top Models for P0455 Codes

Here’s a look at the makes and models most likely to have P0455 codes, according to FIXD sensor data. The absence of a model year ranking indicates no P0455 code was detected among the analyzed years, insufficient data, or the model wasn’t in production.

Acura

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Acura MDX	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2007, 2014	2003, 2004

Audi

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Audi A4	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012	2007	2006, 2008

BMW

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
BMW 325i	2001, 2006	N/A	N/A
BMW X5	2001, 2003, 2009	2004	2002

Buick

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Buick Enclave	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2009, 2011, 2012	2008, 2010
Buick LaCrosse	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	2006, 2007, 2008	2005
Buick LeSabre	2002	N/A	2004, 2005

Cadillac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Cadillac Escalade	2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2004, 2006, 2008, 2009	2005, 2007
Cadillac DeVille	N/A	2005	2004
Cadillac SRX	2004, 2006, 2009, 2015	2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016	2008, 2011
Cadillac STS	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	2005	2006, 2007

Chevrolet

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Chevrolet Avalanche	2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	2005, 2008	2007
Chevrolet Camaro	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021	2010	2011
Chevrolet Cobalt	N/A	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	2005, 2006
Chevrolet Colorado	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022	2007, 2008	2004, 2005, 2006
Chevrolet Cruze	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2011, 2013	2012, 2014, 2015
Chevrolet Equinox	2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2007, 2008, 2009, 2012	2005, 2006
Chevrolet Impala	2002, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Chevrolet Malibu	2001, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014	2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015
Chevrolet Silverado 1500	2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2007, 2009, 2010	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Chevrolet Silverado 2500	N/A	N/A	2004
Chevrolet Sonic	2016, 2018, 2019, 2020	2014, 2015, 2017	2012, 2013
Chevrolet Suburban	2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022	2005, 2007, 2017, 2018	2015
Chevrolet Tahoe	2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	2004, 2008	2005, 2007
Chevrolet Trailblazer	2004, 2005, 2007, 2009	2006, 2008	N/A
Chevrolet Traverse	2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2009

Chrysler

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

Dodge

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

Ford

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ford Edge	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2011, 2012	2013
Ford Escape	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022	2009, 2010	2011
Ford Expedition	2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019	2004, 2010, 2011	2003, 2005, 2006, 2015
Ford Explorer	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021	2006, 2007, 2011, 2013	2008, 2010
Ford F-250	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2009	2008, 2010
Ford F-350	2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2009, 2014, 2015	2008
Ford Fiesta	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2019	N/A
Ford Focus	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2001, 2005	2002, 2003, 2008
Ford Fusion	2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018	2007, 2012, 2019	2010, 2011
Ford Mustang	2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013	2001, 2003, 2004
Ford Ranger	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010,	2003, 2011	2009
Ford Taurus	2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016	2003, 2004, 2006	2013

GMC

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
GMC Acadia	2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015	2008
GMC Envoy	2003, 2008, 2009	2006, 2007	2004, 2005
GMC Sierra	2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017	2005, 2006, 2008
GMC Terrain	2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022	2010, 2012, 2013, 2015	2011
GMC Yukon	2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021	2005	2010

Honda

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Honda Pilot	2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,2015, 2016, 2018	2009

Infiniti

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Infiniti G35	2003	2004, 2005, 200	2007, 2008

Jeep

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

Kia

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

Lexus

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

Lincoln

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

Mercury

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

Nissan

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

Pontiac

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Pontiac G6	2009, 2010	2005, 2007, 2008	2006
Pontiac Grand Prix	N/A	2005, 2008	2004, 2006, 2007

Ram

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Ram 1500^	2010, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022	2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020	2011, 2014

Scion

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

Subaru

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Subaru Forester	2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2011, 2012, 2013	2016
Subaru Impreza	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	N/A	2012
Subaru Legacy	2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023	N/A	2015
Subaru Outback	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2016	2015, 2018

Toyota

Make + Model	Low	Moderate	High
Toyota 4Runner	2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2004, 2006, 2008	2005, 2007
Toyota Avalon	2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018	2007	2006
Toyota Camry	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017	2005, 2014, 2015
Toyota Corolla	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	2014, 2015	2005
Toyota Highlander	2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023	2004, 2007, 2008	2005, 2006
Toyota Prius	2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018	2005, 2008, 2012, 2015	2007, 2010
Toyota RAV4	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	2004, 2015	2005, 2010
Toyota Sequoia	2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	2005, 2006, 2007	2004
Toyota Sienna	2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022	2007, 2009, 2015, 2018	2005, 2006
Toyota Tacoma	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	2007	2005, 2006
Toyota Tundra	2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022	2004, 2008, 2014, 2019	2006

Volkswagen

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

^ 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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