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P0131 — O2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 1)

P0131 means: The upstream oxygen sensor signal stays below the expected switching range.

System: Fuel & Air Metering · Standard: SAE J2012 generic code · Severity: Repair soon

01Can you keep driving?

Repair soon

The car will usually keep running, but continued driving risks secondary damage or an emissions failure. Book the repair.

02What you will notice

03Likely causes, most common first

  1. Sensor contaminated by coolant or oil
  2. Lean misfire damaging the sensor
  3. Exhaust leak

04How this code is diagnosed

A sensor stuck low usually reads a lean mixture that is not real, so the controller over-fuels.

Start by reading every stored and pending code, not just this one. A single fault frequently sets three or four codes at once, and the first one in the freeze-frame data is usually the cause while the rest are consequences.

Common questions

What does P0131 mean?

The upstream oxygen sensor signal stays below the expected switching range. O2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 1) is a generic fuel & air metering code defined by SAE J2012, so it carries the same meaning on every OBD-II vehicle.

Is it safe to drive with P0131?

Repair soon. The car will usually keep running, but continued driving risks secondary damage or an emissions failure. Book the repair.

What are the most likely causes of P0131?

In rough order of how often they turn out to be the problem: Sensor contaminated by coolant or oil; Lean misfire damaging the sensor; Exhaust leak.

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Sourcing

Code number, system and definition follow the SAE J2012 / ISO 15031-6 generic diagnostic trouble code standard. Symptoms, causes and severity are the standard generic diagnostic logic for that fault. This page does not contain manufacturer-specific procedures, part numbers or pricing.