diff --git a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
index 16d89c3450..e08622a3ae 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
@@ -154,18 +154,25 @@ ErrorCode ArduinoI2CBus::writev(uint8_t address, WriteBuffer *buffers, size_t cn
     }
   }
   uint8_t status = wire_->endTransmission(stop);
-  if (status == 0) {
-    return ERROR_OK;
-  } else if (status == 1) {
-    // transmit buffer not large enough
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: buffer not large enough");
-    return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
-  } else if (status == 2 || status == 3) {
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: not acknowledged");
-    return ERROR_NOT_ACKNOWLEDGED;
+  switch (status) {
+    case 0:
+      return ERROR_OK;
+    case 1:
+      // transmit buffer not large enough
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: buffer not large enough");
+      return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    case 2:
+    case 3:
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: not acknowledged");
+      return ERROR_NOT_ACKNOWLEDGED;
+    case 5:
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: timeout");
+      return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    case 4:
+    default:
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: unknown error %u", status);
+      return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "TX failed: unknown error %u", status);
-  return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
 /// Perform I2C bus recovery, see: