OBDLinkMX+ OBD2 Bluetooth Scanner for iPhone, Android, and Windows

Why did you pick this product vs others?:​ Overpriced, usually. Got it on a prime day sale for $111, and I'm happy with that price. Bringing myself to pay $140+tax was just realllly pushing it, and quite made me try a couple other $20-50 models instead under rhat $100 price point.This one is/does exactly what its advertised to do, and dosent require any additional purchases, unlike all the others, which are nothing but generic code scanners with some useless software bells & whistles that nobody wants or needs. The first thing I noticed with this one was that it actually pulls any PENDING codes, as well as the confirmed ones... this simple and basic feature is something that I assumed ALL scanners, basic or advanced would have the ability to do - this assumption was dead wrong though. Only this one was able to pull them in the same operation with the confirmed codes and lay them all right there for you to see. The major reason for purchase (and not returning it, ever) is the ability to detect and read the 40+ OEM specific modules, and read/clear their codes as well. Every single one, including the multiple CHRYSLER & GM VEHICLES THAT I HAVE TESTED IT ON SO FAR, this device automatically went straight into the enhanced data download page for each vehicle I plugged it into. You download the data for that specific model year, gor free - EVEN RHOUGH IT DOES SAY $14.99 at first, that changes to say free once you click continue and proceed to download it (also this proccess takes less than a minute per vehicle to disconnect the ble connection, download, then reconnect) and boom, everhthing anybody could ever want or need to know about any part of any vehicle is right there for you to access... from the ECU, to the transmission Module, all the way down the to ABS, Airbag, and even the factory radio/Amplifier modules...Literally, if the vehicle has a particular module on it network - this adapter with its paired INCLUDED OBDLInk software is quite literally the first thing I should have purchased and saved myself the hassle and the time to return the others now that I got exactly what I KNEW I needed/was hoping that one of the cheaper alternatives could provide me, even if it was insanely complicated and time consuming - I would have been 100% fine with that, for less than $100, which is what any device like this SHOULD cost, no matter what "added value" software features are included... even though there is nothing I have seen that compares to the MX+ to date, at the end of the day it is still just a $19.99 BLE to OBD2 reader... Bit in this case, paying an aditional $100 for the software doesnt bother me one bit, because its very clear just how much time and work has been put into compiling all of the data that is included for free with this BLE adapter, and the interface is exactly what you would expect from such advanced diagnostic software. Havent tested functionality with 3rd party apps and software as of yet, because thankfully to my surprise - the OBDlink software was more than sufficient to tell me when the last time the codes were cleared was, what those historical codes were, along with those previously cleared vodes being OEM specific codes, with a very clear path showing which kodule they were on/exactly what the code was for. Grom my research I assumed that I would need to putchase Jscan for an aditional $50 to get any info from these specific OEM modules, when I scanned my first chrysler 300 I was looking to purchase... but nope, to my suprise the included ODBlknk slftware showed me literally everything I could ever want to know about that CHRYSLER DODGE vehicle, being my initial use of the app, going straight to the extra data for that year chrysler vehicle add-on, automatically, without me needing to manually input anything or even touch the addon button - honestly, the longest part of the new vehicle DEEP OEM MODULE scanning proccess was once i clicked "download", the app just went to the previous page each time I clicked it, not realizing that it was just a minor glitch, that I quickly resolved by manually unplugging and re-plugging in the dongle to power cycle it once. After that, it was smooth sailing, automatically updating the app screen taking me back to the home page to reconnect, with the add on data pack info already installed. Had my deep scan of the modules completed and ready to view within 30 seconds from there.... Total time to deep scan upon first use, I plugged into a random 2017 chrysler 300 that was for sale - 2-3 minutes, from sealed box, to all moduled detected and read... each of the 4 vehicles after that initial setup/learning proccess, without any other addon data installed previously - less than 1 minute from plug in to all OEM modules being detected, listed, then scanned producing a FULL report, with ALL modules included in the scan after that initial vehicle/use of the MX+.... It does everything so fast that I would do an all module scan multiple times because I felt like it was TOO fast, and was skipping some of the 20-40 different modules i had selected, just to make sure it was actually getting rhem all... lol. So ya.. for somebody who sells cars for a living, or any professional mechanic on any budget - this is a 100% must have tool. More essential than a screwdriver... any and all info anybody could ever want to see, onneach vehicle i tested this with, during my used car buying proccess, was produced within just a minute or two TOPS, Thanks to owning the MX+ and biting the bullet when it came to that $100+ pricetag, for such a basic peice of hardware... because again - it is not the hardware you are paying for here, and in my experience - for rhe first time ever, with a product like this (where the cheap hardware is'nt what your paying for, its actually the software) I am actually HAPPY that I made myself try this VERY specific model, the MX+... Because to my knowledge, it is the only one that included all OEM specific addons (the ability to detect and read each individual module on the vehicles canvas network) for free, bypassing the entire payment proccess and instantly downloading, instead of costing $14.99 and needing to go through a checkout proccess for basically each and every new model or year vehicle that you want to use the device on, if you want anything more than a basic $19.99 GENERIC ECU scan to be performed... from my understanding this much is even true for the LX+ model (the green android only version).. I have jo experience with it to say for sure, but the way it is worded on the amazon page, is as if these "add-on" data packs for each vehicle that normally cost $14.99 aren't included with that model, and only because of this, I played it safe and went for the mx+ to be sure that they were free. Otherwise. If they also included with the LX, Im still happy to spend the extra $40 for the adapter to be black instead of lime green, even being a lifelong android ONLY phone user... Who will never allow anyone's iPhone to connect to this device for any reason just because I hate iPhone's almost as deeply as this software is able to scan a can-bus network... lol I never write reviews, but I did for this simply because of the fact that I know now after spending rhe $111 (normally $140) that this is indeed the exact product I was hoping for when I purchased all the others, including my $80 corded OBD2 foxwell advanced scan tool.. From my experience - The bottom line is, paying more than $99.99 for this product was/is still just not okay with me out of pure principle. I am not the type of person to invest in anhthing that I dont physically own, or for software that I can get for free via open-source like most OBD2 scanners give you the ability to do... but for the $111 price I paid, it was JUST barely reasonable enough to give it a shot and then return it if it turned out to be what I expected initially ( an overpriced scanner, that would need an additional $50 jscan app purchase to detect chrysler modules correctly)... no additional app purchase neccessary though to my surprise... for any of the big 3 vehicles I have tested now... therefore saving me at least $20 for the cheapest paid app purchase, because it is not neccessary in order to read anything from anywhere... the only time you need to pay for those 3rd party apps is if you want the ability to WRITE and/or MODIFY any of the data stored in the vehicles modules from what I can tell. And for me, a car shopper & mechanic who will use this on many different vehicles over the years now, that is just not something that I generally need to be able to do, though it WOULD make the $140 usual pricetag of this device in 2025, a WHOLE lot more reasonable/easy to swallow if it also included addition bidirectional software like $50 jscan for example... the main reason I avoided this device so hard initially was because Ive known of it for years, and it has always been exactly 99.99, on sale for less even, a couple of times...which ALOT of people already didn't like, but still could bring themselves to pay it, just like myself.. so when i saw that it was now $139.99 and had no 3rd party software or anything that really stood out for value-added, it became an automatic "nope" in my mind. Out of pure principle. The device is the same device it was years ago. Now Bluetooth version upgrade, not hardware revision advertised, ect... so clearly this is just a greedy company grabbing as much as possible now that rhey have the reviews to back it up, is what I assumed and I never like supporting sellers of any product who do this on amazon... but to my veey pleasant surprise, this is one time when my assumption was wrong. They should have price this device at 59.99 initially, and raised it to 99.99 instead of the way they did it. They would sell thousands more units, maybe even hundred of thousands, simply because of other people who think just like I do. It may be worth $139.99, but because I should've bought it for 99.99 2 years ago and didn't- let rhem be greedy, I'll find a better way.... a better way here simply does not exist though... maybe one does elsewhere, but on amazon? To my knowledge? Literally no other option to detect and scan all of the individual OEM modules exists for cheaper and if it does, it is a paid subscription service you have to renew, or it lacks to bidirectional capabilities that this does have when used with 3rd party apps... but one would have no way to know these things, without the ability to waste time on multiple other products and hours of research, like myself. If your somebody whonwants to scan more than 1 vehicle, and your time is worth more than $10/hr - stop crying & pouting about the price, and just buy this stupid thing. Nothing else can do what this one does, on more than 1 vehicle, or without a paid yearly subscription - Other than this one. Period... I am in Norway saying that the price is okay, bevause even though I praise this device, it is still just a BLE dongle, which relies on open source software to function. The $99 pricetag was just barely digestible, given all the functionality and compatibility... more rhan $100 is just taking pure advantage of the open source community IMO, and if I were the owner of this product listing, I would never have allowed the price to go above $99. Its worth it, as I said... but it is not a truely proprietary device with its own proprietary software... there are other devices that im sure I have not tried that would give me the same exact functionality for well under 100. I was just limited to Amazon's offerings is the only reason I didn't try them. Drop the price back to the barely digestible $99.99 OBDlink... It's the only way that you get the 40%+ of people who haven't tried this product to order it, be pleasantly surprised just like I was...and actually keep it when they see the endless value for themselves... what people are willing to pay for a product determines its worth. I would gladly pay $140 for this NOW that I've used it and have spent time with it... but never would I have allowed myself to do that, given the somewhat unclear selling points that I've outlined in DETAIL for you in this review. Thanks for the great product OBDlink, I just hope when I go to use it in 5 years, it will still function as well as it has this week. That is the other reason ALOT of mechanics in particular would never "waste" their money on a product like this. Small businesses close up shop everyday leaving the customers who rely on their software, hanging... So what is stopping OBDlink from being another useless dongle after the 3 year garauntee?... the answer is, absolutely nothing. Therefore the price has to reflect that very real possibility among other things. People from all backrounds can eat this typenof product up at $99... just barelt though....at 140 though, I would assume you've lost at least 40% of possible new customers though. Its just basic business sense to lock it in back at 99 and call it a day and see what rhe future holds, with a considerably larger total number of units sold... That is all I'm saying.Either way, at 200 or less, this this is as good as it gets on Amazon... what peoppe are willing tonpay is a totally seperate conversarion outlined above lol...Thank you for keeping this product/app alive as long as you have so far. Hopefully you do the same for all of us just now buying this "overpriced" BLE dongle in 2025, as well. (Because if it still works for me in 2030, just as well as it does today, then it will be a severely underpriced product at that point... and I hope to be pleasantly just as surprised then as I am now, all over again. Only time will tell.)

This has been a great purchase! I’ve already used it on four different vehicles, and it worked perfectly each time. Easy to use, reliable, and solid quality for the price. It’s definitely saved me time and money, and I’m impressed with how well it’s held up. If you’re looking for something dependable for multiple vehicles, this is a great choice. Highly recommend!

OMG - Lifesaver! Amazing tech. Plug and play. Easily created dashboard for my 2016 Jeep Wrangler JK to monitor wheel speeds to narrow down and identify faulty speed sensor. Got the right replacement part same day and problem solved! Can’t wait for my next issue to happen… in the meantime I can monitor literally ANYTHING on my vehicles! Love it.

Had an much older version and needed something to work more of the newer apps and EV cars. As the last one worked, I went with them again. Multiple apps worked fine with it and picked up all of the new data points in a new car, as well as connecting to older ones. Easy to setup and works great with or without OBD Link software.

I bought this [with my own money not a free on for a review] hoping I would not have to use my very expensive hand held ones anymore which are cumbersome and you always pretty much have to go to the computer to get the codes and search on the net to see what they mean, possible causes and possible fixes.I bought one on amazon similar to this one that was around $18 and had to buy a couple of apps for my phone [around 10 dollars for the apps] to be able to use it. It was OK but I wanted MORE information. I read amazon reviews and realized this was the Cadillac of them at this time [Jan 2016]. I got it in 2 days with Prime. I plugged it on my 3 vehicles and it gives us a plethora of information. We have since sold our hand held ones on craigslist since this thing works so good and gives you unbelievable amount of information. [I do have a couple of complaints, later in the review.]I have been looking for another used vehicle and this device has saved us thousands $$. Your phone is connected to the internet so it goes out and gets you a lot of extra info right away & also updates the device software if need be. It even gives you information about when was the last time someone ERASED ERROR CODES which is happening across the dealers & private sellers in the 40207 and 33186 zip codes more than you would have thought! [in DAYS:HRS:MINS and also miles]. Don't forget anyone can get a cheap code reader for less than 20 dollars and erase all codes!The serious codes that the vehicle computer reads will come back immediately if erased, others will take a day or 2 -or longer-of driving time to come back in. To late if you bought a vehicle from a private owner and it's in your name already. Its funny to see the face of people when I tell them, these are all the error codes that the vehicle is giving me, the possible causes [yes this thing does tell you that too!] and BTW someone erased the codes 3 days 22 hrs and 3 minutes ago! It will give you all recalls for the make and model has had from day one! You can ask the owner or dealer to make sure those have been addressed or not.Most will claim [dealers and private owners] that no one has erased the error codes. I say to them "well sir or madam, this is what YOUR vehicle computer is telling my device. It pretty much saying that someone came in here with a key and a code reader, plugged it in and erased the codes 3 days 22 hrs and 3 minutes ago!"When they finally fess up [not all of them do] I just ask them what were the codes that were erased [to see if it was something easy like they didn't close the fuel cap correctly or something serious like -which I got on several different vehicles without any lights on the dash-a catalytic converter, an O2 sensor or both, anti lock brake codes, steering angle sensors, low or high voltage power supply, tire pressure warning system codes, airbag malfunctions, etc].This purchase has saved thousands on repairs on several vehicles I checked and would have bought!. Sellers were asking top dollar for these vehicles because they had “no lights on the dash” and they had done a cleaning detail on the vehicle!I even took a vehicle that I really liked to a dealership and paid for an inspection. They didn't get what I got on the code reader at first [or just didn't plug their code reader] but when I complained to the service manager, they hooked up their reader and got the same stuff [erased codes] and other malfunction codes that were not showing on the dash. BTW this device only tells you that codes were erased, it does not tell ou which ones. They refunded my inspection money because of their embarrassment. That right there paid for this device!I also have run in a couple of situations where the person selling the vehicle has advertised a higher model of the vehicle I was looking at to get more money out of it. These are vehicles in the 7k to 15k range I've been looking at [clean title only]. This has happened with private sellers who either buy the LXE [as an example] letters from ebay or a junk yard [I am guessing] and put the new letters claiming the vehicle is a higher level that it really is. The software on this device reads the vin number goes to the net and gets the EXACT model and make from the vehicle. You should see the face of people when I tell them this is a L model [the lower end one ] and not the LEX one! Some of you would say this is on the tittle, well…. Not always. I have a Honda Odyssey and the title does NOT say which model it is!I think everyone reading this knows there are lots of people who are buying vehicles at auction, cleaning them up and sell them for profit posing as regular owners. A vehicle fax can be $40/vehicle and gets expensive quick if you do several cars. [I like vehicle carfax over other because they give you a lot more information on regular service etc than their competitors].In my area code and in the MIAMI area -which is were I have been also trying to buy a used vehicle- there are tons of people selling more than 10 vehicles a year [which are required by law to get a dealer license and do not]. When you ask them why is the vehicle not on their name, or why the have 4 vehicles for sale out of their house, or why was the title on the vehicles he/she's selling less than 3 weeks old the come with the story about them getting a better vehicle or sob storries. If you pry hard enough they'll tell you they are "wholesalers" but don't have the required licenses insurance etc and are less than reputable in the disclosure of their vehicles they're selling. Don't get me started on the habitual “private” sellers of salvage but repaired title vehicles!Use this device wisely and save yourself a lot of headaches or negotiate a better price on the used vehicle you are buying and also check your existing vehicles and telling your mechanic exactly what is going on. Be an informed consumer.I have two complaints about the device:1- When looking this couple of months for a used vehicle in zip code areas 40207 and 33186, I usually start the vehicle with it plugged in, let it read all the codes, vin number etc, while the vehicle is warming up, then I drive the vehicle for about 15 to 20 mins to get more info on what the vehicle is doing while you drive it etc and hope that one of the erased codes pops up again. I have lost connection with my phone and the device several times while driving, where I have to stop and reconnect it and therefore lost all data that was being recorded. I thought it could be my phone connection via the Blue-tooth, so I downloaded the app on my wifes phone and the same thing happens! They are both newer iphone 6 and 6 +. Sellers are not to happy to go around and drive the vehicle again for 20 mins so I can record results again!2-I have also had the device fall from the ODBII plug several times. This kind of sucks because you have to start the process all over again and lose all the data that was there before. I have checked about 20 vehicles in the last 3 months. I usually email myself the data while the app is running and they show the results from that email to the seller if there is something wrong since I haven't figured out how to save the data in the phone. I have resorted now to getting some blue tape and taping it around the plug and the device when its plugged in. Not something I'm happy about. Hope this helps some of you out there.