P0357 – Ignition or misfire fault

Ignition coil G primary/secondary circuit

Ignition and misfires · generic OBD-II code

Short trips only

Drive it only if you have to, gently and not far. Get it fixed right away.

Check this first

If the light is flashing, stop driving. Otherwise start with spark plugs and coils.

What usually fixes it

In the order a good shop checks them. Typical total: $165–$3,488 at $130 an hour.

$196–$404

Spark plugs

Worn plugs cause most misfires.

$165–$595

Ignition coil

Coils fail one at a time, often when hot.

$372–$3,488

Fuel or compression fault

If ignition parts are good, the cylinder isn't getting fuel or holding pressure.

This is the advice for this family of codes – Drive DTC doesn't have a page written for this exact code yet.

What the vehicle can tell you itself

A stored code is a headline, not the story. The vehicle also holds the conditions when it happened, how close the part is to the limit it fails at, what the fuel trims are doing, and whether the fault is still happening right now. Drive DTC reads all of it with a USB adapter and a Windows PC – and it can't change a single setting on the vehicle.

See what your vehicle says about P0357

Codes in plain English, what usually causes them, what the repair costs, and whether it's safe to drive.

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