1.2 8v Fire vs Honda IMA híbrido: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.2 8v Fire carries less risk than the Honda IMA híbrido: 20/100 versus 21/100 (both low risk). The 1.2 8v Fire has no documented serious faults; the Honda IMA híbrido has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «IMA hybrid system DC/DC converter failure with engine stall (Civic Hybrid 2005-2006)».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.2 8v Fire reliable?
The 1.2 8v Fire is one of Fiat's simplest and most widespread petrol engines, with more than two decades in production and no serious or systemic faults documented. The sources consulted describe it as robust: its most-cited issues are isolated sensor failures (lambda sensor, crankshaft sensor), the ignition coil and somewhat high oil consumption at higher mileages; there is no pattern of timing belt breakage.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
See the 4 of the 1.2 8v Fire faultsIs the Honda IMA híbrido reliable?
Honda's IMA hybrid system (Insight II, Jazz Hybrid, CR-Z and Civic Hybrid) has a good reputation for reliability in the British press, and its documented weak point is the ageing of the high-voltage battery, which turns on the IMA warning light. There were also two one-off campaigns: the DC/DC converter on the 2006 Civic Hybrid and the CR-Z software.[7][8][9]
See the 3 of the Honda IMA híbrido faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.2 8v Fire | Honda IMA híbrido |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,242 cm³ | — |
| Timing | Timing belt (dry) | Chain |
| Power | 60–69 hp | 88–132 hp |
| Production | 1999–2020[10][11][12][13] | 1999–2016[8][14][15][16][17] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 20Low risk | 21Low risk |
| Documented faults | 4 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Medium severity | High severity |
| Main faults | ||
| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions | ||
| With cautionVersions to be cautious about | None | |
| AvoidVersions to avoid | None | None |
Severity of each fault: green, low; amber, medium; red, high; dark red, critical. How we rate them
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Other comparisons
With the 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B58
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW M54
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N13
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N20
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M111
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M264/M254
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M260
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M271
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M272/M273
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M270/M274
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the Honda IMA híbrido
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 PureTech
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 PureTech
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 TCe
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.3 TCe
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW B38 / B37
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW B48 / B38
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW B58
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW M54
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N13
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N20
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N43/N46
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N52 / N53
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N54/N55
- Honda IMA híbrido vs BMW N62 / N63
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 T-Jet
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 T-GDI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- Honda IMA híbrido vs MZR gasolina
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Skyactiv-G
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M111
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M112 / M113
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M264/M254
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M260
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M271
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M272/M273
- Honda IMA híbrido vs M270/M274
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs MIVEC gasolina
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 DIG-T
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 Turbo
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 THP
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 0.9 TCe
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.8 TCe
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 16v
- Honda IMA híbrido vs E-Tech Híbrido
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Rover K-Series
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 VVT-i
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 Turbo
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.5 Hybrid
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.8 Hybrid
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- Honda IMA híbrido vs Drive-E gasolina
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.0 MPI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.2 12V
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 1.8 T 20v
- Honda IMA híbrido vs 2.0 FSI
- Honda IMA híbrido vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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