Find the Right OBD-II Scanner for Your Car

I tested 200+ diagnostic tools on real cars. Tell me your vehicle and what you want to do and I’ll recommend the best scanner instantly.

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I test OBD2 scanners

To see which are piece of junk and which are actually worth buying.
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I make recommendations based on real testing

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There are lot of YouTube channels making fake AI OBD2 scanner reviews. I make real videos showcasing me personally testing the tool on my own cars.
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No bought opinion

I will call out useless tools even though they have very generous sposnorship deals. I care more about helping you avoid bad products and scams in the industry.
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Secret tips

Testing new scanners each month not only gives me idea of which scanners are best but I am also discovering new tricks to use with your scanner. I am sharing most of these in here and on my social media.

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About me

I didn’t know anything about cars and had bad luck trying to find a good mechanic.

Once I decided to buy cheap OBD2 scanner for fun and realized one of my mechanics is completely clueless about cars (I literally found issue with my car he couldn’t solve with simple scanner and fixed it myself).

Then second mechanic tried to scam me replacing part I didn’t even had in my car.

I got hooked to OBD2 scanners and I have been testing them since 2022 while also learning car diagnostics, car cybersecurity and ethical car hacking – that’s why the name iamcarhacker.

On this website I am sharing my knowledge, tests and recommendations for best OBD2 scanners.

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Juraj “Yuri” Lukacko
Founder , Iamcarhacker.com
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