The Topdon TopScan may not be one of the cheapest or smallest Bluetooth OBD scanners, but it definitely has the potential to be one of the best. Included is a wide assortment of diagnostic routines from reading fault codes and pre-inspection scrutiny to turning off the check engine light and showing a wide assortment of live parameters. TopScan comes into its own with a slew of performance and efficiency indicators that can help fine-tune a vehicle but after a year the app requires a subscription.
Can this diagnostic gem help keep your car in top form? Read the review to see how it compares to its peers. Topdon TopScan Review: Price and Availability At $59, the Topdon TopScan is a mid-priced wireless OBD scanner, on a par with the OBDEleven’s $65 price tag and a significant discount compared to Innova’s CarScan Mobile’s $100. The company makes other DIY scanners as well as professional ones that can cost as much as $4,500.
Topdon TopScan Review: Design The TopScan’s black OBD transmitter is made of smooth matte plastics, measures 3.2 x 2.0 x 1.
1 inches and weighs 2.6 ounces – gargantuan compared to the CarScan Mobile’s or OBDEleven NextGen OBD transmitter. Still, TopScan device easily fits into a toolbox or dashboard glovebox and is easy to insert and remove.
Its three LEDs along the bottom show that the transmitter is powered on, its Bluetooth radio is connected and if it’s linked to the car’s computers. There’s a USB-C connector for firmware updates. TopSc.