Recent 2026 reviews highlight a shift from basic OBD-II code readers to advanced scanners with live data logging, deeper protocol support, and professional-grade features. These tools let users ...

Android Auto and CarPlay are becoming more useful and advanced, especially as Google and Apple open up the two platforms to more software categories. This time, the driving task category added to the ...

Weekend wrenchers rejoice: there’s finally a CarPlay-compatible OBD scanner app available for iPhone users. It’s called OnTrack. For years we’ve been restricted to using a phone mount to diagnose cars ...

On-board diagnostics (OBD-II) scanners, required in U.S. vehicles since 1996, have progressed from simple fault code readers to advanced systems capable of real-time data monitoring and, in some cases ...

Our entire lives are run through — and directed by — our smartphones, so it only makes sense that your car’s diagnostics would live there, too. Thanks to Bluetooth technology, wireless OBD2 scanners ...

Seeing your vehicle's check-engine light come on can throw a wrench in your travel plans. It can also feel a little scary: Does it mean your ride is headed for the scrapyard? Or is there a simple fix?

Technology has made an extreme improvement in the accessibility of diagnosing vehicular issues. Long gone are the days of timing lights and tearing apart carburetors (at least in the instance of ...