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Skanyx

Find out what's wrong with your car, in plain English.

A free app and a small plug for your car. Together they tell you what the warning light means, whether you can keep driving, and what a fair repair costs.

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Free on iPhone and Android. Checking your car and clearing the warning light stay free.

SKANYXExample

An example scan with real repair-cost data, not a diagnosis of your car. Only a scan of your own car can name its actual fault. Skanyx does that in about a minute.

Three steps. No car knowledge needed.

  1. 1

    Get a plug

    A small Bluetooth plug, about €25 to €60 online. It goes into a socket under your steering wheel and stays there. Nearly every car from the last 20 years has one.

  2. 2

    Open the app

    Connect once. A check of your car takes about a minute.

  3. 3

    Read the answer

    What's wrong, how urgent it is and what it should cost, in words you understand.

No plug yet? The app has a demo that runs without one.

The examples below follow one owner and a 2021 BMW, from a warning light to the next car they buy.

08:12The light comes on

Know if it's safe to drive before you call anyone

One check tells you how serious the problem is and what a fair repair costs, before you talk to a garage.

Free

Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected

P0301

Do not keep driving

Likely cause
Spark plug or ignition coil
Repair range
€40 - €250

08:14You ask what it means

Ask anything, like a friend who knows cars

It already knows your car and what the check found, so the answer is about your car, not cars in general.

3 free answers a week

Knows your car: 2021 BMW 320i

Can I still drive to work?
Better not. The engine is misfiring on one cylinder, and driving on like that can damage the catalytic converter, an expensive exhaust part. On a 320i it's usually a worn spark plug or its ignition coil.
What should that cost?
A spark plug set or one coil runs €40-250 at an independent garage.

SundayAfter the repair

See that the repair worked

A one-minute check gives your car a health score from 0 to 100 and shows what changed since the last one.

Pro

MondayThe commute

Every drive scored, with the fuel it used

Record a drive and get a score from 0 to 100, the fuel it used and any hard braking, so you can drive smoother and spend less on fuel.

Free. AI drive reports with Pro

© OpenStreetMap

Route map of the 8.1 km commute, coloured by speed.

Drive score

96Excellent
8.1 kmDistance
0.6 LFuel used
7.4 L/100 kmAvg consumption

AI drive analysis

Pro

A smooth commute with no hard braking. The engine warmed up normally, so nothing in this drive needs attention.

A year laterYour next car

Buying a used car? Check it before you pay.

Plug in and take a short test drive. The report shows problems the seller wiped or didn't mention, and how much to take off the price.

From €24.99/report

See how the used-car check works
Warnings recently wiped, a turbo problem with no light on, and a price to negotiate.

Also in the app

  • Live readings from your engine, like its temperatureFree
  • A forecast of repairs coming up, and what they may costPro
  • A garage for your cars1 free, 3 with Pro
  • Every check savedFree
  • BMW, VW, Audi, Skoda or Seat? Extra tools are comingJoin the waitlist

Plug in. Scan. Know.

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No adapter yet? The built-in demo runs without one.