0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 carries less risk than the 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly: 14/100 (low risk) versus 32/100 (moderate risk). The 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Early turbocharger failure (0.9 TwinAir)»; the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 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 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly reliable?
The 0.9 TwinAir (2010-2020) and the 1.0/1.3 FireFly (from 2018, with a mild-hybrid version from 2020) are the small petrol engines of Fiat, Jeep and Lancia. The TwinAir has no systemic faults, but it does have repeated, minority cases of turbo, MultiAir unit, oil consumption and clutch or flywheel wear, consistent with its uneven two-cylinder running. The newer FireFly has so far recorded little more than isolated Start&Stop faults.[1][2][3][4][5]
See the 5 of the 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly faultsIs the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 reliable?
The EW10 (2.0) and EW12 (2.2) are naturally aspirated 16-valve petrol engines with a timing belt, which PSA fitted between 1999 and 2010 to the 206, 307, 406, 407, 607, 807, C4, C5 and C8, among others. According to owners there are no frequent internal failures: the most-cited problems are the ignition coils (the only fault also reported by the press), the exhaust and, on the 2.2, oil consumption.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
See the of the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 faultSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly | 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | — |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 70–180 hp | 135–177 hp |
| Production | since 2010[14][15] | 1999–2010[6][8][16][17] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 32Moderate risk | 14Low risk |
| Documented faults | 5 | 1 |
| Of high or critical severity | 1 | 0 |
| Worst severity | High severity | Medium severity |
| Main faults |
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| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | 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
0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
See the 8 models with the 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFlyOther comparisons
With the 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 PureTech
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 PureTech
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 TCe
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.3 TCe
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW B38 / B37
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW B48 / B38
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW B58
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW M54
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N13
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N20
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N43/N46
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N52 / N53
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N54/N55
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs BMW N62 / N63
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs MZR gasolina
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Skyactiv-G
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M111
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M112 / M113
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M264/M254
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M260
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M271
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M272/M273
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs M270/M274
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs MIVEC gasolina
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 Turbo
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 THP
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 0.9 TCe
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.8 TCe
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 16v
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Rover K-Series
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 Turbo
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs Drive-E gasolina
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.0 MPI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.2 12V
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 1.8 T 20v
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs 2.0 FSI
- 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.3 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B58
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW M54
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N13
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N20
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs MZR gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M111
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M112 / M113
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M264/M254
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M260
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M271
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M272/M273
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M270/M274
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 THP
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.8 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Rover K-Series
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Drive-E gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 MPI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 12V
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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