P0301: owner reports and bulletins
Got P0301 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
339 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0301, 325 of them since 2015, across 95 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD ESCAPE | 54 | 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| FORD EDGE | 41 | 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| HONDA ODYSSEY | 29 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| FORD FUSION | 25 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| HONDA ACCORD | 19 | 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| HONDA CR-V | 17 | 2000, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| HONDA PILOT | 10 | 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA | 7 | 2013, 2017, 2018 |
| KIA SORENTO | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 |
| FORD MUSTANG | 6 | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0301
472 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0301, from 31 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- ACURA ACURA (2021, 2022, 2023, 2019), bulletin 10233209: Service Bulletin - Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may experience driveability concerns. This may result in the following DTCs to set: P0300 (Random Misfire Detected), P0301 (No. 1 Cylinder Misfire Detected), P0…
- RAM 1500 (2025), bulletin 11008018: "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): P01…
- LINCOLN NAUTILUS (2024, 2025, 2023), bulletin 11010920: Some 2023-2025 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L EcoBoost engine, 2024 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine, 2024-2025 Nautilus, and 2025 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoos…
- FORD EXPLORER (2025, 2023, 2024), bulletin 11010920: Some 2023-2025 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L EcoBoost engine, 2024 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine, 2024-2025 Nautilus, and 2025 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoos…
- FORD MUSTANG (2024, 2023), bulletin 10253555: Some 2023-2024 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L EcoBoost engine, 2024 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine, and 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit an engine misfire condition with dia…
- LINCOLN CORSAIR (2023, 2024), bulletin 10253555: Some 2023-2024 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L EcoBoost engine, 2024 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine, and 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit an engine misfire condition with dia…
Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.