The OBDLink® app provides two performance tests you can run on your vehicle: a quarter mile test and a 0-60 MPH test. Follow the steps in this article to run the tests and share the results.

Safety Warning: You should not run the performance tests on a public road. The vehicle driver should not interact with the OBDLink app while the performance tests are running.

Note: We recently updated the OBDLink app and made improvements to its features and how it looks. The icons on the app's home screen now have a yellow accent instead of blue (iOS) and green (Android) accents. This revised article matches the updated app’s screens and features. Download the latest version of the OBDLink app from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) to take advantage of the updated app's features and performance. 

Before you begin, be sure to: 

  • Start your vehicle and connect your phone/tablet to your OBDLink adapter.
  • Make sure your phone/tablet is not streaming to any other Bluetooth/BLE devices.

Confirm that your phone/tablet is Connected to the OBDLink adapter. Swipe to access the second page of icons.

iOSAndroid
iOS Home screen with Connected highlighted.Android Home screen with Connected highlighted.

Tap the Performance icon on the second page.

iOS App second page. The Performance icon and Connected are both highlighted.Android App second page. The Performance icon and Connected are both highlighted.

You will see a warning message similar to the one shown below. Tap OK when you’re ready to continue.

iOS Performance screen showing warning message. The OK button is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing warning message. The OK button is highlighted.


Quarter mile test

The performance test for quarter (¼) mile testing is shown by default. 

If you are not connected to your vehicle, you will see a Not Connected indication (highlighted).

iOS Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test. The indicator for "Not Connected" is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test. The indicator for "Not Connected" is highlighted.

If you are connected to your vehicle and the vehicle is stopped, you will see a message that says Accelerate to begin.

When you are ready to start the test, press down on the accelerator.

iOS Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The results table is empty. The message "Accelerate to begin" is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The results table is empty. The message "Accelerate to begin" is highlighted.

The test automatically starts when the vehicle increases speed and stops when the vehicle has traveled a quarter mile. 

You will see the test results in a table.

iOS Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The results table contains data.Android Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The results table contains data.

Choose one of these options:

  • Tap Start to delete the data and begin a new test.
    iOS Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The Start button is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The Start button is highlighted.
  • Tap Results, then select the test date to see the data that was captured.
    iOS Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The Results button is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The Results button is highlighted.
    iOS Performance screen showing a list of test results. One option is highlighted. The OK button is also highlighted.Android Performance screen showing a list of test results. One option is highlighted. The OK button is also highlighted.


Quarter mile results

The upper portion of the 1/4 Mile Results table shows the measured speed at different distance intervals, from 60 ft to ¼ mile. The lower portion shows speed splits in 10 miles-per-hour intervals.

Tap the Share icon in the upper right corner (highlighted) to send the results in HTML format to another app, such as email or a spreadsheet app.

iOS Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The share icon in the upper right corner is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing quarter-mile results data. The share icon in the upper right corner is highlighted.
iOS screen showing different ways to share the quarter-mile performance HTML file.Android screen showing different ways to share the quarter-mile performance HTML file.


0 to 60 MPH test

To switch to the 0-60 MPH test from the ¼ mile test, tap the 0-60 MPH button (highlighted). 

iOS Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The 0 to 60 MPH button is highlighted. Android Performance screen showing the quarter-mile test view. The 0 to 60 MPH button is highlighted.

When you are connected to your vehicle and the vehicle is stopped, you will see a message that says Accelerate to begin.

iOS Performance screen showing 0 to 60 MPH test view. The message "Accelerate to begin" is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing 0 to 60 MPH test view. The message "Accelerate to begin" is highlighted.

The test automatically starts when the vehicle increases speed and stops when the vehicle has reached 60 MPH. 

You will see the latest test and the fastest time of this session in a table.

iOS Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test. Android Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test.

Choose one of these options:

  • Tap Start to begin a new test.
    iOS Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test. The Start button is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test. The Start button is highlighted.
  • Tap Edit to change the starting and ending speed values.
iOS Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test. The Edit button is highlighted.Android Performance screen showing results of 0 to 60 mile per hour test. The Edit button is highlighted.


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