Distance traveled with MIL on
Last reviewed 2026-08-31
Mode 01 · PID 21 (decimal 33)
Description
Kilometres driven with the malfunction indicator lamp on.
- PID number
- 21 · 33
- Unit
- km
- Range
- 0 … 65535
- Data bytes
- 2
- Formula
- (A*256)+B
- Also valid as Mode 02 freeze-frame data (same PID number, snapshot at last DTC).
Defined by SAE J1979 / ISO 15031-5. Public index — not a substitute for the paid SAE document.
Sources
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SAE J1979 / ISO 15031-5 Mode 01 PID formulas (public index)
J1979 public PID index: 01 21