About Autel
Autel is an automotive diagnostics company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market since 2020. Its North American operations are based in Port Washington, New York. The company's catalog spans entry-level OBD2 code readers through professional bidirectional diagnostic tablets, alongside TPMS service tools, key and immobilizer programming equipment, ADAS calibration systems, and EV charging hardware under its Autel Energy line.
Autel's diagnostic and calibration tools have picked up industry recognition, including a spot in MOTOR magazine's 2025 Top 20 Awards for its Intelligent ADAS IA900WA, plus a Red Dot Award and iF Design Award for entries in its MaxiSys tablet line. Its scan tools carry a one-year limited warranty with a year of included software updates, verified directly on Autel's own support site. In our own testing, Autel's lineup covers both ends of the OBD2 market we cover: a compact, engine-only code reader built for glove-box simplicity, and a wireless bidirectional tablet with CAN FD and DoIP protocol support for late-model vehicles.
Brand website: autel.us
What Autel makes
Autel's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
OBD2 diagnostic scanners & tablets
Entry-level code readers through professional bidirectional diagnostic tablets with CAN FD and DoIP protocol support. — featured on RevRated
Key & immobilizer programming
Dedicated key-programming and advanced immobilizer-programming tools for shop and DIY use.
TPMS service tools
TPMS-specific service tools, diagnostics combo units, sensors, and valve stems.
ADAS calibration & wheel alignment
Calibration frames, targets, and ADAS-enabled tablets for advanced driver-assistance system service.
Battery service tools
Battery testing and service equipment for shop diagnostics.
EV charging equipment
EV charger hardware sold under the separate Autel Energy line.
Why we recognized Autel
The RevRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Autel earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, run on real vehicles, and judged on merit.
Autel products we rated highly
Autel MaxiCheck MX808S Bidirectional Diagnostic Scanner
In our testing, this tablet's 3,000-plus bidirectional active test functions let a technician command components like the EVAP solenoid or cooling fan and verify the response, rather than only reading what the vehicle reports. Its CAN FD and DoIP protocol support covers 2019-and-newer vehicles on faster communication buses, and the wireless VCI dongle frees the 7-inch Android touchscreen from the cable-tethered wand format most scanners use.
Read the 7 Best OBD2 Scanners of 2026 guide →
Autel AutoLink AL319 OBD2 Scanner
This compact clamshell scanner protects its OBD2 connector when closed and fits in a shirt pocket, with a one-button I/M readiness check that returns a color-coded pass/fail result for every emissions monitor in a single press. It carries over 25,800 verified Amazon reviews at 4.6 stars, backed by Autel's US customer service and multi-year production history.
Read the 7 Best OBD2 Scanners of 2026 guide →What earned Autel the recognition
- Founded in 2004 and publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market since 2020, Autel is a large, established diagnostics manufacturer rather than an anonymous import brand.
- Its product range covers the full diagnostic spectrum we test against: entry-level engine code readers, four-system scanners, and professional bidirectional tablets with CAN FD/DoIP protocol support for late-model vehicles.
- Autel's ADAS calibration tools earned a spot in MOTOR magazine's 2025 Top 20 Awards, and its MaxiSys tablet line has previously won a Red Dot Award and an iF Design Award.
- Consumer scan tools carry a one-year limited warranty with a year of included software updates, verified on Autel's own support site.
- Two of the Autel tools in our OBD2 scanner roundup carry a combined total of over 26,000 verified Amazon reviews, spanning both the budget code-reader and professional bidirectional-tablet ends of the category.