Veepeak Review: The Best Budget ELM327 Adapter Under $20
The Veepeak is the best budget ELM327 adapter you can buy under $20, and the safest cheap pick for phone-based diagnostics. I’ve used it across…
Category: Basic OBD2 scanners
Launch CR3008+ Tested: One of the Best-Built Engine Readers Around
The Launch CR3008+ is a standalone engine code reader, and one of the most professional-feeling ones I’ve used. I tested it on a range of…
Motopower MP69033 Review: Big Screen, but It Fails on European Cars
The Motopower MP69033 is one of the cheaper engine code readers, with a big screen, and at one point it was a best-seller. I tested…
Launch Creader 3001 Review: A Reliable Budget Reader That Never Failed Me
The Launch Creader 3001 is one of the cheaper engine code readers, but it does all 10 OBD modes and comes from a professional scan-tool…
Kingbolen YA200 Review: The Cheapest Code Reader That Still Graphs Live Data
The Kingbolen YA200 is one of the cheapest code readers you can buy, but it does all 10 OBD modes and adds features most readers…
Blacktec 420 Tested: The Bluetooth App I Couldn’t Even Download
The Blacktec 420 is a code reader that tries to stand out with a Bluetooth connection and its own diagnostic app. I tested it on…
Ancel AD310 Tested: Cheapest Reader That Still Graphs Live Data
The Ancel AD310 is one of the cheapest engine code readers you can buy, but it does all 10 OBD modes and reads, clears and…
Ancel AD530 Review: The Best Beginner Code Reader, but Watch the Value
The Ancel AD530 is one of the best code readers for a beginner DIY mechanic: beyond reading codes, it tests your battery and lists possible…
Torque Pro review: OBD2 smartphone diagnostic
Torque Pro was the first OBD2 app I ever used, paired with a cheap adapter on an old Fiat Punto. It’s one of the most…
