Buying guide · Basics · 9 min read
What an ELM327 is, its versions and which to buy
The small adapter that turns your phone into a fault-code reader. What is behind the name, why almost all of them are clones and which one suits you.
Bluetooth adapter · Basic
The simplest ELM327 Bluetooth v2.1, with status lights: reads and clears engine fault codes on Android or Windows, but does not work with every car.
€7.37 VAT included · Satkit price checked on 7 October 2026
Prices incl. VAT checked on 7 October 2026; they may change.
The most basic ELM327: it reads generic and manufacturer fault codes, clears them and shows live data such as RPM, temperature, speed or throttle position. On Android, the most used app is Torque.
Before you buy
It fails with quite a few cars that use the older ISO 9141 or KWP2000 protocols, among others the Citroën C3 2004, Peugeot 206 2001, Renault Mégane II 2005, Fiat Tipo 2002 and several Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan and Mitsubishi models from those years. If your car is from that era, get the ELM327 Bluetooth v1.5 or the Konnwei KW903 instead.
It does not work with an iPhone (it is classic Bluetooth): for iPhone, get a Wi-Fi adapter.
v2.1 with a PIC18F25K80 chip?
This adapter uses the same PIC18F25K80 microcontroller as Satkit's ELM327 v1.5 adapters. "v2.1" is just the number the firmware reports when an app asks for it (the ATI command), not the chip: a clone can report any version it likes. Inside, it is the same chip as the v1.5. To see which commands it really answers, test it with an app such as ELM327 Identifier (Android).
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Bluetooth OBD2 adapter to read and clear fault codes and see live engine data on an Android phone or a PC.

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Mini-size ELM327 Bluetooth, version v2.1: reads and clears engine fault codes and shows basic live data on an Android phone or a PC.

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Konnwei Bluetooth OBD2 adapter for Android and Windows, with all five OBD2 protocols and automatic power-off when idle.