1.0 PureTech vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT carries less risk than the 1.0 PureTech: 25/100 (moderate risk) versus 59/100 (high risk). The 1.0 PureTech has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Excessive oil consumption through the piston rings»; the 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT has no documented serious faults.
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.0 PureTech reliable?
It is a simple naturally aspirated three-cylinder, but with two documented weak points: oil consumption through the piston rings, which Stellantis acknowledges across its entire production (2012-2016), and the oil-bath timing belt it shares with the 1.2. It is only recommended with a full service history, a consumption test and a checked belt.[1][2][3][4]
See the 3 of the 1.0 PureTech faultsIs the 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT reliable?
The Ti-VCT is Ford's family of naturally aspirated petrol engines (Sigma, Zetec-SE or Duratec), in 1.25, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 litres, fitted to the Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, B-Max, EcoSport and Ka+ between 2003 and 2022. It is a reliable engine in general: its best-documented fault, a variable valve timing actuator that could seize, is concentrated in the oldest units (Focus II and C-Max I) and was corrected afterwards.[5][6][7][8]
See the 4 of the 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.0 PureTech | 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 999 cm³ | — |
| Timing | Wet belt (belt-in-oil) | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 68 hp | 60–125 hp |
| Production | 2012–2016[2][3][9][10] | 2003–2022[5][11][12] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 59High risk | 25Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 3 | 4 |
| Of high or critical severity | 2 | 0 |
| Worst severity | Critical severity | Medium severity |
| Main faults |
|
|
| Most expensive documented repair | up to €1,200Degradation of the oil-bath timing beltPublished figure[13][14] | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions | None | |
| With cautionVersions to be cautious about | ||
| AvoidVersions to avoid | None | None |
Severity of each fault: green, low; amber, medium; red, high; dark red, critical. How we rate them
Cars that each one is fitted to
Other comparisons
With the 1.0 PureTech
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.0 PureTech vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW B58
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW M54
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N13
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N20
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.0 PureTech vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.0 PureTech vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.0 PureTech vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.0 PureTech vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.0 PureTech vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.0 PureTech vs MZR gasolina
- 1.0 PureTech vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.0 PureTech vs M111
- 1.0 PureTech vs M112 / M113
- 1.0 PureTech vs M264/M254
- 1.0 PureTech vs M260
- 1.0 PureTech vs M271
- 1.0 PureTech vs M272/M273
- 1.0 PureTech vs M270/M274
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.0 PureTech vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.0 PureTech vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.0 PureTech vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 THP
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.0 PureTech vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 16v
- 1.0 PureTech vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.0 PureTech vs Rover K-Series
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.0 PureTech vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.0 PureTech vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.2 12V
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.0 PureTech vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.0 PureTech vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.0 PureTech vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW B58
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW M54
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N13
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N20
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs MZR gasolina
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M111
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M112 / M113
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M264/M254
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M260
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M271
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M272/M273
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs M270/M274
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 THP
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 16v
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Rover K-Series
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.2 12V
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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