Klaro

Fault codes › P05xx — Idle speed and vehicle speed control › P0531

P0531

MODERATE

A/C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance

What this code means

A/C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance. Unstable idle, cruise control, auxiliary inputs to the control unit. These codes show up as erratic behaviour at a standstill, or a function that refuses to engage.

How to read this code

  • PPowertrain
  • 0standardised code
  • 5Idle speed and vehicle speed control
  • 31P0531

The letter P names the system: Powertrain. The digit 0 that follows marks a standardised code, shared by all manufacturers code. The next digit, 5, locates the fault: idle speed and vehicle speed control.

What to do

Have it checked this week. The car remains usable, but the fault will not clear itself and will fail the roadworthiness test.

Clearing a code switches the light off but repairs nothing: if the fault remains, the code comes back.

Nearby codes

P0531

System
Powertrain
Fault family
Idle speed and vehicle speed control
Severity
MODERATE
Origin
Standardised generic code
Read this code on your own car

Klaro shows this code and the others in plain words, alongside live engine data. An OBD2 adapter is required, sold separately.

Get the app