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VCDS (formerly VAG-COM) is Ross-Tech diagnostic software for Volkswagen Group vehicles. Ross-Tech describes it as Windows software used with a compatible Ross-Tech interface. Hickleys lists VCDS VAG specialist diagnostics and a HEX-V2 interface.

Scope and compatibility

  • Ross-Tech's product information names VW, Audi, SEAT and Škoda; use Ross-Tech's application charts to check the exact vehicle and interface.
  • Ross-Tech says current VCDS releases can provide generic OBD-II scanning on many other makes. That does not imply VAG-specific functions on those vehicles.
  • Interface generation, licence, software release and vehicle protocol affect available functions. A seller listing alone does not establish compatibility.

Sources

  • Hickleys VCDS VAG specialist diagnostics. Hickleys Ltd; accessed 2026-11-10.
  • Ross-Tech: What to Buy. Product and interface overview; accessed 2026-11-10.
  • Ross-Tech FAQ: other vehicle makes. Generic OBD-II scope; accessed 2026-11-10.