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Trip computer+car diagnostic tool with widest variety of features and dashboard!
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EstablishedPopularLoved by usersTop 10- Rating on Google Play
- 4.73
- 358,238 ratings
- Installs
- 29 million
- Last updated
- October 30, 2026
- Ads
- Contains ads
- Size
- 73.4 MB
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is popular, with 29 million installs. Users love it: 4.7 stars from 358,238 ratings. Its best ranking is #1 in Top Grossing, Auto & Vehicles in Sweden.
Pros & Cons
- Offers a free, wide range of features including custom dashboards, HUD mode, coding and ECU tests
- Strong manufacturer-specific support, including dedicated profiles for VAG group, Toyota and Renault/Dacia vehicles
- Built-in trip computer and fuel consumption statistics go beyond basic fault code reading
- Requires a separate compatible OBD2 ELM327 adapter, and the developer warns that cheap clones can cause connection problems
- Some features, such as coding, depend on specific vehicle models, firmware versions and sensor availability
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Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Car Scanner ELM OBD2 for Android
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Store listing
By CAR SCANNER LLC, from Google PlayDescription by CAR SCANNER LLC Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU.
Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features:
1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want!
2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer!
3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions.
4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved).
5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down!
6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests.
7) Check all of the sensors at one screen
8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details).
9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Ford, Subaru, Dacia, Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Audi and others.
10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield.
11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.)
12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics!
13) Car Scanner supports coding (changing hidden settings of your car) for this cars:
- VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB, PQ26 and MLB-EVO platforms. Some exclusive functions you would find only in Car Scanner: Video in motion (VIM), Mirrorlink in motion (MIM), Traffic Jam Assist activation, Drive mode profiles editor (compatibility may depend on your car modules and firmware versions), Ambient lights configuration, etc.;
- Toyota/Lexus cars with CAN bus (almost all cars since 2008 up to nowadays);
- Some of Renault/Dacia (compatibility may depend on your car modules and firmware versions);
- Several service functions available for other cars.
14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the Play Market.
The app requires a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car and gives your phone access to car diagnostics.
Recommended adapters brands: OBDLink, Kiwi 3, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak.
If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs.
PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. This app can’t show you something, that is not provided by your car.
Attention "bad" adapters! We faced the problem, that some adapters (often cheep Chinese clones), can’t connect to the smartphone or the car. Some of them can even make your car engine work unstable, often lost connection, increase time lag when reading data.
So, we recommend you to use genuine ELM327 or recommended adapter brands.
Recent changes:
Updated connection profiles database.
UI Improvements.
Bugs fixed.
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- Contains ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 38
- App size
- 73.4 MB
- Needs Android
- 6.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 2.2.42
- Launched
- January 2018
- Oct 30, 2026UpdateVersion 2.2.42
- Sep 14, 2026UpdateVersion 2.2.21
- Jul 4, 2026UpdateVersion 2.1.50
- Jun 22, 2026UpdateVersion 2.1.46
- May 9, 2026UpdateVersion 2.1.28
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 410 thousand
- Per day
- 14 thousand
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 10+ million
- Launched
- January 2018
Installs over time
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 has been installed 29 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 14 thousand installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top charts- Highest rank
- #1
- Chart
- Top Grossing
- Auto & Vehicles
- Country
- Sweden
Google Play Rankings for Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Top rankings
| Rank | Country | Category | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Russia | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 2 | Canada | Auto & Vehicles | Top Grossing |
| 1 | Sweden | Auto & Vehicles | Top Grossing |
| 4 | Spain | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 4 | Poland | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 9 | Canada | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 5 | Australia | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 10 | France | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 11 | Germany | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
| 6 | Iran | Auto & Vehicles | Top Free |
Ranking history in Canada
About the app and developer
About Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is an auto & vehicles app developed by CAR SCANNER LLC.
Download Statistics
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 has been downloaded 29 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 410 thousand times. It is ranked #1 in auto & vehicles.
User Ratings
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is rated 4.73 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 360 thousand ratings.
App Information
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 73.44 MB. The latest APK version available is 2.2.42. The last update was on October 30, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The APK has been available on Google Play since January 2018.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is made and published by CAR SCANNER LLC. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with CAR SCANNER LLC. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to CAR SCANNER LLC and are shown as published on Google Play.
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