Diagnostic tool recommendations for 2018 ND

  1. My model of MX-5 is: 2018 ND MX-5 RF
  2. I’m based near: Oxford
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: Diagnostic scan tools

I ideally want to buy an all makes, all systems scan tool that I can use to read/clear fault codes on our MX-5 and my wife’s 2016 MINI, as well as other friends’/family’s cars. I’d rather have a tool which doesn’t have a built-in battery, as I expect it’ll end up in a cupboard for a year or two, then when I get it out a tablet-based tool would probably have a flat, and maybe bricked, battery.

Has anyone got any recommendations? I liked the look of the Foxwell NT680, but Foxwell say it doesn’t work on my MX-5…

Another option is to buy a bluetooth dongle or a USB lead and then get the IOS or Windows version of Forscan, but that wouldn’t give me the all makes coverage. Is that a better bet for the MX-5 though, or are there all makes tools which work well?

I bought this item 2 years ago its cheep but can do the job I use it on my 5 and on our 1.8 gti 2 turbo Polo its good for read outs fault finding and killing codes we also use Dash-command

MOTOPOWER MP69037 Car OBD2 Scanner Code Reader Engine Fault Code Reader Scanner CAN Diagnostic Scan Tool for All OBD II Protocol Cars

bought from Amazon black friday sale £17.98

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