Engine light on? Read it yourself first
AutoScan reads the fault code straight out of your car and tells you what it means in plain English, on your own Windows laptop, in about two minutes. A UK garage typically charges £50–£120 just to plug in and tell you the same thing.
Windows PC or laptop · works with any ELM327 adapter · one-off licence, no subscription
The same fault, two endings
Three reasons people plug one in
“The light came on this morning.”
AutoScan pulls the stored and pending trouble codes off the ECU and looks each one up in a built-in database of 14,309 codes. You get the code, the system it belongs to, and a description — not a mystery light.
“The MOT is next week.”
Readiness monitors and emissions data are on screen before you drive to the test centre. If something is not ready or not passing, you find out at home, for free, while you still have time.
“The garage quoted me £480.”
Read the codes and the freeze-frame data yourself and you walk into that conversation knowing what the car reported. You can save the whole session as a PDF report and take it with you.
Who uses it
AutoScan is used by people with one car on the drive and by garages running a ramp all day. The tool is the same; what changes is how far you take it. Someone checking why the light came on before an MOT, and a technician reading every module on a customer’s car, are looking at the same screen.
Every screen, no mock-ups
Real screenshots from AutoScan Enhanced running on Windows — not renders, and not a picture of a box.
Try it before you pay
The trial installs on any Windows PC and downloads right now. You can confirm it runs, finds your adapter and talks to your car before you spend anything.
A normal Windows installer. No account and no card required to try it.
The OBD2 port is under the dashboard on the driver’s side. Ignition on, engine off.
Choose the manufacturer so the codes are matched to your car, then run Diagnostics.
Free, with unlimited time to evaluate. The unregistered version cannot clear codes or save reports — everything else works, so you can check your adapter and your car before you buy. Would rather not give an email? Download Standard directly or Enhanced directly.
One thing the software cannot do on its own
AutoScan reaches your car through an ELM327 adapter that plugs into the OBD2 port under the dashboard — USB for a laptop, Bluetooth for a phone or tablet. They cost around £10–£30 and are sold everywhere. We are a software company and no longer sell hardware, so buy whichever you prefer.
Already own an ELM327 from another app — Torque, Car Scanner, FORScan? It will work here too. There is nothing to buy again.
Things you can check before you spend a penny
Fault codes in the built-in database, searchable inside the software.
Video tutorials, recorded in AutoScan itself — watch them.
To try it on your own car today, with no account.
One-off licence. Rivals moved to monthly billing. We have not.
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The full range
Every edition reads fault codes, describes them from the built-in database and resets the warning light. Each step up adds live data, module coverage, commercial licensing and ECU-level tooling — and every one is a one-off key, emailed within minutes.
Edition 01
Edition 02 · most popular
Edition 03
For the trade
These two go past reading and clearing codes into working on the ECU itself. Both allow commercial use, and both include the ECU Tuning Pack.
Edition 04 · ECU workshop
Edition 05 · the full workshop
All editions are Windows software and need an ELM327-based OBD2 adapter, which we no longer sell. Compatible with European petrol vehicles from 2001, diesel from 2004, and non-European vehicles from 1996. Licence keys are emailed within minutes of your order.
Download the trial, plug in an ELM327, and read the code yourself before anyone quotes you for it.
Windows · no account needed · one-off licence from £24.99
