1.3 TCe vs 2.3 EcoBoost: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.3 TCe carries less risk than the 2.3 EcoBoost: 36/100 versus 41/100 (both moderate risk). The 1.3 TCe has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Turbo actuator (wastegate) fault»; the 2.3 EcoBoost has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Focus RS cylinder head gasket and block: coolant entering the cylinders».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.3 TCe reliable?
The 1.3 TCe / 1.3 DIG-T (H5Ht at Renault and Dacia, HR13DDT at Nissan, M282 at Mercedes-Benz), developed with Daimler since 2018, has a clearly better record than its predecessor, the 1.2 TCe: no oil consumption or chain problems have been documented. It had manufacturing defects that have since been corrected (injectors, calibration, turbo, timing) and, on the Captur II and Clio V, a fuel pump fuse failure with no confirmed official fix.[1][2][3]
See the 5 of the 1.3 TCe faultsIs the 2.3 EcoBoost reliable?
The 2.3 EcoBoost is the turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that Ford has fitted since 2015 to the Focus RS (350 hp), the fourth-generation Focus ST (280 hp) and the Ranger. Its documented fault is the cylinder head gasket on Focus RS cars built up to July 2017, which Ford repaired free of charge. We have found no evidence that it affects the ST, which uses a variant derived from the Mustang.[4][5][6][7]
See the 3 of the 2.3 EcoBoost faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.3 TCe | 2.3 EcoBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,332 cm³ | 2,261 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Chain |
| Power | 109–163 hp | 270–350 hp |
| Production | since 2018[3][8][9][10] | since 2015[4][7][11][12] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 36Moderate risk | 41Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 5 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 2 | 2 |
| Worst severity | High severity | Critical severity |
| Main faults |
| |
| Most expensive documented repair | up to €700Turbo actuator (wastegate) faultPublished figure[1][2] | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions |
| |
| 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 1.3 TCe
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.3 TCe vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW B58
- 1.3 TCe vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 1.3 TCe vs M50 and M52
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW M54
- 1.3 TCe vs M60 and M62
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N13
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N20
- 1.3 TCe vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.3 TCe vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.3 TCe vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.3 TCe vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.3 TCe vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.3 TCe vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.3 TCe vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 1.3 TCe vs V6 Delta 2.5 and 2.7 (Hyundai-Kia)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 1.3 TCe vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.3 TCe vs MZR gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.3 TCe vs M111
- 1.3 TCe vs M112 / M113
- 1.3 TCe vs M264/M254
- 1.3 TCe vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 1.3 TCe vs M260
- 1.3 TCe vs M271
- 1.3 TCe vs M272/M273
- 1.3 TCe vs M270/M274
- 1.3 TCe vs M276
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.3 TCe vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4/1.6/1.8 Ecotec 16V (primera generación)
- 1.3 TCe vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.3 TCe vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.3 TCe vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 THP
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 1.3 TCe vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 16v
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 8v
- 1.3 TCe vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.3 TCe vs Rover K-Series
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.3 TCe vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.2 12V
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.3 TCe vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.3 TCe vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.3 TCe vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 1.3 TCe vs VR6
With the 2.3 EcoBoost
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW B58
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M50 and M52
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW M54
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M60 and M62
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N13
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N20
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs V6 Delta 2.5 and 2.7 (Hyundai-Kia)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs MZR gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M111
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M112 / M113
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M264/M254
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M260
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M271
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M272/M273
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M270/M274
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs M276
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4/1.6/1.8 Ecotec 16V (primera generación)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Porsche M96/M97
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 THP
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 TCe
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 16v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 8v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Rover K-Series
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs Drive-E gasolina
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0 MPI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.2 12V
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 2.3 EcoBoost vs VR6
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Sources
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- Ford EcoBoost engineWikipedia · Other source · consulted 2 November 2026
- Ford Focus RS (Mk3) | PH Used Buying GuidePistonHeads · Motoring press · consulted 2 November 2026
- Ford Focus RS engine problems: owners promised free repairsevo · Motoring press · published 23 January 2018 · consulted 2 November 2026
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- Ford Ranger (T6)Wikipedia · Other source · consulted 2 November 2026
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- Ford Ranger (tabla del Ranger Plug-in-Hybrid)Wikipedia · Other source · consulted 2 November 2026 · in German