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[terry paget]

Bought this car today, MOT failure, engine light on, and cannot find the OBD2 socket.

[VXL V6]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation... so if not under the steering column try the centre console area, On the later Zaf it was somewhere in the lower centre console IIRC so probably the same for an Astra

[Webby the Bear]

There’s a plastic cover underneath the handbrake lever. Pull it up and your prize will be revealed 👍

[VXL V6]

There’s a plastic cover underneath the handbrake lever. Pull it up and your prize will be revealed 👍

Two seven year old McDonalds chips, half a polo, plenty of fluff and hair and a toenail

[Webby the Bear]

😂😂😂😂😂

[zirk]

There’s a plastic cover underneath the handbrake lever. Pull it up and your prize will be revealed 👍

This

Try not to brake the clips though, it kind off pulls up one side then slides off the other.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

[terry paget]

There’s a plastic cover underneath the handbrake lever. Pull it up and your prize will be revealed 👍

Thank you. That was well hidden!

[Webby the Bear]

No worries......o2 sensor?

[VXL V6]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

Is it OBD I or OBD II though?

[Sir Tigger KC]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

Is it OBD I or OBD II though?

Good question!  Given that it has rudely been described as Victorian by our aristocratic member from Lincolnshire, it might be OBDI. 

It has a big round plug and I have to use an adapter to use my code reader. 

[tunnie]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

Is it OBD I or OBD II though?

Good question!  Given that it has rudely been described as Victorian by our aristocratic member from Lincolnshire, it might be OBDI. 

It has a big round plug and I have to use an adapter to use my code reader. 

Not seen a round plug OBD2. Must be 1

[Nick W]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

Is it OBD I or OBD II though?

Good question!  Given that it has rudely been described as Victorian by our aristocratic member from Lincolnshire, it might be OBDI. 

It has a big round plug and I have to use an adapter to use my code reader. 

OBD sockets(whether 1,2 or EOBD) are trapezium shaped, and must be accesible from the driver's seat.

[YZ250]

OBD sockets(whether 1,2 or EOBD) are trapezium shaped, and must be accesible from the driver's seat.

If Sir Tigger has an E39, the early model definitely had a round (OBD) Diagnostic Port in the engine bay but later E39's have the traditional rectangular socket behind a panel on the dash by the drivers right knee (UK spec). My mate had both models so I know that's the case. 
I believe that some models ended up with both connectors present. If the dash connector is there, it will be behind another flap with OBD marked on it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Must be within reach of the driver by regulation...

Really? On my BMW it's under the bonnet. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics

Basically 2001 on in europe

My '51 525s was under the column as described above, as is the Trolley... The trolley's stalemate has a socket under the bonnet but only late models(' 98/99) have one under the dash, and then it's pot luck