Renault Trafic II problems (2001–2015)

We have documented 2 engines for the Renault Trafic II; the 1.9 dCi has high or critical severity faults. None has a «Buy» verdict; the safest option is the 2.0 dCi, with a «With caution» verdict. Away from the engine, the Trafic II has few documented faults, and all come from British press tests: the Quickshift6 automated gearbox has problems with the clutch actuator, and ball joints and electrical faults are mentioned in passing. We have found no recalls for this generation and no cost data.

Among the 2 engines we have documented, none has a «Buy» verdict; the safest option is the 2.0 dCi, with a «With caution» verdict. As it shares the block and injection with the car versions, it is reasonable to expect the same weak points (turbo, EGR), although we have not found reliability sheets focused specifically on the van that would let us confirm this with the same confidence.^[1]

Away from the engine, the Trafic II has few documented faults, and all come from British press tests: the Quickshift6 automated gearbox has problems with the clutch actuator, and ball joints and electrical faults are mentioned in passing. We have found no recalls for this generation and no cost data. The most important documented faults are: clutch actuator fault in the Quickshift6 automated gearbox (gearbox and clutch, medium severity) and suspension ball joint problems (suspension, medium severity).^[2][3]

The most important by severity and frequency, on the engines we have documented, are: failures of the Delphi direct-injection injectors (1.9 dCi, high severity).

According to our rating by year, the best are 2015, 2014, 2013 and 6 other years with the same rating (7.8/10); the worst rated is 2001 (7.3/10). Each year's rating counts only the engines sold that year and the faults that affect those units: open each year to see what changes.