Innova 5610 OBD2 Bidirectional Scan Tool - Understand Your Vehicle, Pinpoint What's Wrong, and Complete Your Repairs with Less Headache, Updates Included, US-Based Technical Support

Very excellent tool for DIY troubleshooting. You can read the live data from the ECU of your vehicle

This scanner Innova 5610 OBD2 scanner saved me a trip to the dealer and probably several hundred dollars. Basically, I think I got a bad fill-up at my fueling station. The check engine light illuminated, and with the scanner, I was able to identify and fix two codes. After a good dose of diesel fuel additive and a new fuel filter, no more DTCs and no more problems. The dealer would have raked me over the coals.

I do all my own work on my vehicles, and I needed a better, more up-to-date scanner, especially one that can handle the newer electronic systems found on modern vehicles. I recently replaced the rear brakes on one of my 2020 Ford Escape Hybrids, which has electronic parking brakes. You must put the system into parking brake service mode, which is straightforward. What I didn't know is that when you take it back out after everything is fixed, all the ABS settings are all confused and out of whack. My old scanner doesn't support a reset. After poring over reviews on many different scanners, I threw a dart and bought this one. It worked flawlessly, reset all the ABS and battery errors! The 5610 is bi-directional, so I'm looking forward to being able to diagnose problems better and tweaking some things on my diesel truck and my wife's Wrangler. It was easy to use, bluetooth to my phone, and has a ton of features, I probably won't need to use most, but it was worth the extra money to ensure it did everything I will ever need it to do, and prevent me from painfully bringing it to a dealer who will way over charge and not stand behind or own up to any mistakes they might make. (happens a lot more than you might think)

A SOLID code reader, but it has limitations. I bought this to replace my $30 cheapo code reader, and for that, this Innova unit is excellent. It's much quicker on startup and connection than my cheapie, with a bigger, brighter screen. It has several useful options. However, I have to deduct a star because it can't do computer brake bleed required by my son's 2013 Toyota Prius. After a manual brake bleed, it would walk me through the setup process, I'd click next to start, and it would instantly display a failure notice without saying why. Innova customer service was less than stellar because asking them just got me a reply on how to manually bleed brakes. (sigh) I removed the brake booster and pump, reinstalled them again in case I got something wrong, but nope. Finally had it towed to the dealership and Techstream got it done instantly. Ah well, still a mostly good tool for the money.

This scanner does exactly what it says it does. I linked it to my 2016 Cherokee Limited which ABS issues. The "Live Data" read out on each individual wheel should the problem in the left rear wheel signal. Saves the guess work !Well worth the money. You get what you pay for.

this is a great scanner has helped with our cars, you can have it plugged in and it will do diagnostics while you are driving, gives really good read outs. does so many things that I'm still learning how to work and read it all. Glad I purchased it!

Easy to work ; it identified the Right Rear brake sensor as being defective. Easy to diagnose, and saved me a trip to the auto repair shop for their fix... I want to do the work myself. This unit is much easier to use than the 10 year old "low-end" Autel that I have. It's a winner!

2023 Update: In late 2022, Innova finally rolled out their software updates. We can give give them credit for that. Since then, they have been having promotions giving away coupons and scanner accessory kits for filling out their surveys. Unfortunately, the coupons are only valid for items purchased from their website (big markups) and the kits are available only for those who purchased from Amazon where they want your reviews! And this review which received over 150 upvotes is no longer visible near the top of the review list as the "Top Reviews" filtering seems to not be working, at least for this listing. Instead they are showing more recent 2023 reviews, some with no upvotes and the top review with "2" upvotes! So I can't say for sure what's going on with Amazon's review filtering. As of this update (9/2023), their review average for the model 5610 is 4.3 stars. So at this point it looks like Innova might deserve 5 stars for their recent performance, however I leave my review at 4 stars for all of the drama it took to get to this point. Bottom line: As of 9/2023, the 5610 and many of their other products have been updated to at least 2022 software. It's a good product and now it's up to date.Update 3/15/22: I asked Amazon about the lack of software updates on this 5610 (at $330, their 2nd most expensive scanner) and got a response from DereksAuto who presumably is connected to Innova. He responded that Innova updates their tools "per year". And that I should download the updater tool and have Windows 8.1 or 10, etc. Well I've already been there, done that. I even installed the updater on a new laptop PC just before writing this update to test it there as well just to be fair. Again, no go. I've already been on the phone with Innova a few times over the last year and a half. Same story, same baloney... they're waiting for the update. Cue Jeopardy music. Jeopardy answer: What is the software that is perpetually in development? Bottom line is you can buy this tool now with software up to April of 2018 and have something useful if your car is 2018 and older. Newer than that and you have a glorified code reader. Don't expect DerecksAuto or Innova to tell you the truth about their vaporware software updates. The product is good but broken promises and lies I cannot abide. Sorry maybe the Dude can, but I can't. Come on Innova, release the update already.Original review:The 5610 is a Good Enthusiast Level Scanner. It is for the above average DIY person. Coverage for various cars is inconsistant so check with the company to make sure it does what you need for your specific vehicle. It has a nice easy to read display. The OBDII cable has a light on the end to help you find the port. It will test your battery and alternator. It pairs with an app which adds value. The live data is very useful if you learn how to interpret it. The manual is detailed. Get yourself a case and mini usb cable. I purchased and recommend this case- ANCEL Case for OBD2 Scanner, Protective and Storage Box (L) for All Innova and ANCEL Products: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B13BQK6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1As far as cons go: it is missing a case and usb cable. The full manual is nice and detailed but comes only in electronic form. The software, in spite of the company proming free updates, remains STALLED at a 2018 level since I bought it over a year ago. I have been told by more than one Innova employee that updates were forthcoming but no updates ever materialized. And they are listing the device here as a "Newest 2022 OBD2 Diagnostic Code Scanner ". This is not true and I encourage Innova support to reach out to me if they have some secret update they are holding back. If your vehicle is 2018 and older, this scanner can be a good choice. Anything newer will not be supported except basic code reading (you can get a $20 scanner for that). I would wait until Innova proves (not just a flashy headline) that they actually updated the software before considering the 5610 for anything post 2018.