TOPDON ArtiDiag Pro Car Diagnostic Tool, Bi-Directional Control, ECU/Online Coding & OE-Level Full Systems Diagnosis for 100+ Brands, 35+Maintenance Services OBD2 Scanner, 2-Year Free Update

I took along time looking at various models of obd2 machines. I decided to look in detail at topdon and glad I did. Firstly 2 yrs of updates included, was impressed by that. Pro's Easy to navigate Excellent screen size Stand on rear of device Rubber grips and sturdy protection surround. Easy connectivity to your phone wifi or house wifi. Pre set functions for resets. Vin finder to quick connect. Sturdy case and cable lock box, comes with attachments. Cons Restricted length of cable. Screw in cable Neither of these are really concerns just restricted movement. I've been able to do several jobs on various vehicles with ease. The price paid reflects value in my opinion and I have no concerns with this in general. A happy purchase.

Topdon Artidiag EU!! Having owned and worked on a lot of European cars, this was just the ideal piece of equipment I needed. With it being biased towards these cars makes it really easy to quickly interrogate any issues that occur. Also with the built in ability to control components bi-directionally, unusual issues can be defined quite easily. The coding function is very useful as well. As it makes life simple to personalise yours and customers vehicles, to suit all needs. Comes with clear instructions in a very nice case, and is small and easy to carry around for those “just in case” moments! Highly recommended, Topdon has become my go to equipment! Battery life appears to be very good, and charges when plugged into a vehicle.

Nice bit of kit! Plug it in, auto vin detection so no searching around to get the right vehicle. Health scan automatically goes through the installed modules. You can get a QR code and look at at the results from your phone after, share the link to diagnosis to your customer for a nice layer of transparency. If your a home mechanic the Topdon range is ideal, lower cost and full of functionality. This won’t be my last item from them, and is a fine addition to your toolbox!

I brought this product after speculating whether to update my old Launch X431. This product was nearly the same costs as the updates alone for my Launch and having had that a few years i thought it cannot be long before that tablet/hardware will probably give up so i decided to bite the bullet and purchase a new diagnostics machine from TOPDON. Straight out the box it worked connected to WiFi seamlessly and then furthermore began to install the updates to the machine which was just what I needed. Size comparison the images show it side by side to the Launch X431 its almost identical in size if not a little smaller has a lovely kick stand which means it can be stood up on a dashboard or over a steering wheel whilst carrying out diagnosis. Responsive touchscreen with functionality and the boot time is far quicker than the launch. To date i have tested this on 20 different vehicle makes and models and it has performed, matched and out performed the older diagnostics machine in terms of functionality. This is a wired OBD connection to the tablet which does limit the distance you can be whilst carrying out diagnostics however I do believe TOPDON have launched a Bluetooth version at a slightly higher cost however i havent really found this to be too much of a limitation to its use. It comes with a compact tough case which is completely foam lined and enables you to keep the diagnostics and all of its connectors and cables safely stored away. Overall this product is definitely a 10/10 product if in the future there was an option to have a WIFI/ Bluetooth dongle add on i would happily pay for it . I would say its perfect for home use or garage workshop use at a professional level.

So i brought this machine to do some programming and diagnostics on 4 cars. Out of the box it looks very sturdy and once its turned on and the many, many, many updates downloaded and installed it boasts lots of features and functions and the car list is endless. This unfortunatly is where it starts to be a let down. The first car was a VW scirroco, not a rare car by any means but the required job which was a DPF regen didnt work. All I got was "function not supported" infact all of the "special functions" came up with same message. The worst thing was that you have to go through several options and it will take you right to the last step before saying "NO". Second car was a Ford Smax which requires Window Learn, a simple task that you can do maunally by holding down a the window button in a certain order. But this machine couldnt do that either and the common "Function not supported" shows its ugly head again. Also tried to program a Start/Stop battery which was met with the same serror message. Third car was a Ford Focus, which just required a scan and diagnosis which was simple enough and it done it like any other diagnostic tool Final car was a Vauxhall insignia that needed a steering angle sensor reset and relearn. There were no error codes present before the programming because the sensor was damaged whilst taking the steering wheel off so the battery was dissconnected. After the very quick programming i had a list of fault codes as long as my arm which werent there before hand. There was a message that popped up after the calibration that said i will need to do a full DTC scan afterwards and clear the codes. I didnt quite understand why the procedure would cause fault codes on sensors and modules that have nothing to do with the steering angle sensor or steering in general? All in all its very dissapointing and very limited. The cars i used it on were very popular cars and between 7 and 10 years old. I have done the same procedures using a diagnostic tool a quarter of the price. Its basicly an outdated Andriod tablet with 2GB of ram so it pretty slow and the netwrok connection drops out frequantly. The live help didnt work even though i tried to connect for over an hour. The ODB cable is quite short and if like the Ford smax the ODB port is down low you feel youself leaning towards the port so not to rip it out. The live data worked as it should but so does my other diagnostic machines including andriod apps on my phone. The free 2 year subscription is a bit of a joke as it will cost almost the same every year for the subscription when it expires. I brought this after seeing an advert online and some demo's on what it can do, unfotunatly the demo was obviously used on car makes that the tool can do everything on. Their website is quite misleading! Ive used all kinds of diagnostic tools in the past which do the same and more than this car and a lot quicker. Everything seems to be so long winded, even the auto VIN takes ages and sounds like an arcade machine. Talking of the auto VIN, when you come out of a menu it automaticly reverts back to the DTC scan and you have to keep stopping it and exit every single time Its nothing special at all and didnt do what their website and adverts say. I did wonder why there wasnt many YouTube videos about this device

The TopDon ArtiDiag Pro is an awesome piece of kit. It's premium quality at a fraction of the cost. I would recommend this tool to anyone, professional technicians and DIYers alike. First of all it comes in a tough carry case with plenty of leads and connectors. The scanner itself isn't too big and has a comfy feel in the hand. Once you're ready to use it, it'll take a couple of minutes to set the date, language etc. It allows you to set up to a WiFi connection and you can also add business details so you can share the reports with your customers via email. Well packaged, strong storage case. Easy to use, professional high level quality data and options. Automatically finds the vin code amd vehicle, really easy to update. Does all the features of my old machine that was twice the price when bought originally. Covers a huge amount of vehicles and has extra leads for models that are not OBD compatible. I was a little unsure when buying as they are fairly new to this huge market but I’m so pleased I did as it does everything they say it will and more.

Great tool, easy to navigate and use. Code reading, erasing and also re-coding (added cruise control to my Mini R56) Calibration functions worked well, so far this has done everything I’ve needed to do!

Very good machine good value for money however I think the equivalent AUTEL exceeds it in certain areas it’s very nice that TOPDON give two year free updates. It would be better if it was wireless. Only complaint I have when using it is if you want to do an AutoVin it Automatically goes into a full HEALTH REPORT