DTC code
P0305
Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected
Technical guide
Symptoms
- Cylinder 5 misfire
- rough running
Probable causes
- Cylinder 5 misfire
- ignition coil
- spark plug
- injector
- compression
Diagnostic steps
- Swap coil.
- Replace spark plug.
- Test injector.
- Compression test.
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Models most reported with this code (NHTSA)
Ford F-150 8Jeep Wrangler 5
Count of distinct owner complaints mentioning the code. US data — same engines, same failures.
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