How to choose a VAG diagnostic tool: VAS 6154 or VAS 5054A or VXDIAG NANO?

 

Thread: 

VAS6154  vs VAS 5054A  vs 5054 plus  vs VXDIAG VCX NANO 5054

it’s
aimed to help you choose the BEST VAG diagnostic tool.

Product Name	VAS 6154		VXDIAG VCX NANO 5054		VAS 5054A		VAS 5054 Plus
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Price	€100		€72.50		€93.00		€90.00
Original	No, it’s Chinese copy		Yes, it’s original		No, it’s Chinese copy		No, it’s Chinese copy
Hardware	BEST, firmware update based on VAS 5054A		Stable		HQ		HQ
Software	ODIS V4.1.3 (only with ODIS 3.0.3 or newer) CANNOT work with VAS-PC software		ODIS V3.03; VAS-PC V19		ODIS V4.1.3; VAS-PC V19		ODIS V3.0.3; VAS-PC V19
Update	via CD/email		via download link		via CD/email		via CD/email
Operation System	No OS requirements		WIN 7 32 bits / WIN 7 64 bits		Windows 7 32bit		Windows 7 32bit
Language	English/Japanese/Portuguese/Romanian/Korean/Dutch/Polish/Turkish/Spanish/French/Italian/ Croatian/Danish/German/Swedish/Finnish/Slovenian/Czech/Russian/Greek/Chinese
Connection	WiFi/ USB	WiFi/ USB		Bluetooth/USB		Bluetooth/ USB (Bluetooth Chip AMB2300, work stable)
Diagnosis	Yes	Yes		Yes		Yes
Online coding	Yes, if you have ID to log in	Yes, if you have ID to log in		Yes, if you have ID to log in		Yes, if you have ID to log in
Remote programming	No	Unknown		Yes		Unknown
UDS Protocol	Yes	Yes		Yes		Yes
Support Vehicle	VW, AUDI, SKODA	VW, AUDI, SKODA, SEAT Bentley and Lamborghini		VW, AUDI, SKODA, SEAT Bentley and Lamborghini		VW, AUDI, SKODA, SEAT Bentley and Lamborghini
Conclusion	VAS 6154 wins in: - BEST firmware design & quality - NEWEST software ODIS 4.1.3 - WIFI connection (connection via WiFi is more stable than that via Bluetooth) - BEST for flashing VXDIAG VCX NANO 5054 wins in  - WIFI connection - the best price (€20+ than others) VAS 5054A clone wins in - NEWEST software ODIS 4.1.3 - Remote programming - FULLY support VAG vehicles

What
else you should know: Quality depends on
the inner board

vas
6154 pcb:

VAS6154 china clone interface comes with inner boards updated & improved a lot.There are two 6154 versions: one with wireless network & USB modules and the other without wireless network module (the wireless network module can be retrofitted at
any time provided national regulations permit).

vas 5054a pcb:

vas5054 plus pcb:

 

What else you should know: VAS 6154 GENUINE vs
VAS 6154 clone

genuine VAS 6154:

 

cloned VAS 6154 WIFI:

What else you should know:  VAS-PC vs ODIS

You can’t to use any older Odis version for GEKO, you need latest 4.0.0 and
also if you are erwin user you need to have and to replace the dms.trust.keystore
with the new supported one……….

If you are erwin user all this info you can read when you logon with your
acount……

But of course you can try to use the older Odis 3.0.3 with the new keystore
file……..

What else you should know:  ODIS or VCDS or VCP: which best?

ODIS is OEM, so
it fully supports every VAG model, and it’s best for flashing

but
it’s slow and you need online connection for being able to do a lot of things

Vas 6154 head should run
faster with ODIS than 5054A

VCDS is super fast, best to read
DTC’s and do basic stuff (diagnosis) and some simple coding

but
it doesn’t work well with new MQB platform.

VCP is little bit a mix of
those, best for parametring and quick eeprom read and DTC fast read

every
feature (coding & programming) is done offline

Doesn’t
need engineer codes for coding or programming

work
very well with MQB

Credits to Laura & all contributors from forums