Car Alarm: Incompatible vehicles and accessories
Car Alarm plugs into your vehicle’s OBD-II port. You’ll usually find it under the dashboard in the driver or passenger footwell. Consult your owner’s manual to locate your car’s OBD-II port location, as well as instructions of how to remove any panel coverings to access the port.
Important note: Car Alarm is incompatible with some vehicle models. Below is a list of the vehicles we’ve identified as incompatible so far.
Make | Model | Year(s) | Observed Behavior |
BMW | i3 | 2014 through 2021 | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
Lucid | All Models | All Years | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
Polestar | Polestar 2 | 2021 to current | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
Polestar | Polestar 4 | 2025 to current | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
Tesla | All Models | All Years | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
Volvo | EX30 (EV) | 2024 to current | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have a standard OBD-II port. |
All Makes | All Models | Pre-1996 | Sorry, Car Alarm won’t work with your vehicle, because it doesn’t have an OBD-II port. |
Incompatible accessories
We do not recommend using the following accessories with Car Alarm:
- Third-party OBD-II accessories, including Bluetooth adapters, pass-through cables, and splitters. Accessories like these can cause Car Alarm not to work.
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