DTC Chart
VW Golf & GTI Quick Reference Specication Book • September 2012 223
Ignition System
DTC Error Message Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value
P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder.
Misre Detected
• No rise in engine speed after
fuel injection Calculated
based on values from last two
engine revolutions
• Error threshold 82%
misre over 440 crankshaft
revolutions
P0301 Cylinder 1 Misre Detected • No rise in engine speed after
fuel injection Calculated
based on values from last two
engine revolutions
• Error threshold 82%
misre over 440 crankshaft
revolutions
P0302 Cylinder 2 Misre Detected • No rise in engine speed after
fuel injection Calculated
based on values from last two
engine revolutions
• Error threshold 82%
misre over 440 crankshaft
revolutions
P0303 Cylinder 3 Misre Detected • No rise in engine speed after
fuel injection Calculated
based on values from last two
engine revolutions
• Error threshold 82%
misre over 440 crankshaft
revolutions
P0304 Cylinder 4 Misre Detected • No rise in engine speed after
fuel injection Calculated
based on values from last two
engine revolutions
• Error threshold 82%
misre over 440 crankshaft
revolutions
P0321 Engine Speed Input Circuit
Range/Performance
• Consecutive not plausible
signals > 15
• Cam phase signals without
plausible signal > 4 cam
rotations.