Hi, I just held a scanner that is OBD II compliant and it wouldn't scan the computer. Mine is a 1996 Jetta manufactured in Sept 1995. Can someone confirm whether it definitely should have OBD II. Thanks
OBD II on a 96 Jetta ?
Oct 30, 2003
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OBD-I = 1993 to 1995. Your Jetta might have been built with an OBD-I. It should still scan the emissions stuff like O2.
wasn't it a federal law that all cars have OBDII by the 1996 model year?
Since mid-'94-'95 some vehicles were equipped with the second design, OBD II systems. In '94-'95 only select models were equipped with this new system, and in '96 every vehicle sold in the United States were equipped with the OBD II system.
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simply put, under federal law, your 96 jetta has OBD II
Check the emission yellow tag under the hood and it should tell you which OBD system it is.
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