1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M271: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II carries less risk than the M271: 19/100 (low risk) versus 59/100 (high risk). The 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II has no documented serious faults; the M271 has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Timing chain stretch and wear of the camshaft sprockets».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II reliable?
The 1.4 and 1.6 16v GM Daewoo E-TEC II (first-generation Lacetti/Optra and Aveo) have a timing belt and, according to the Polish press, a moderate fault record. Documented issues are faulty valves in the first units (2004-2005), lambda sensor faults and a few cases of oil leaks or oil consumption.[1][2][3]
See the 3 of the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II faultsIs the M271 reliable?
The M271 is the four-cylinder petrol engine Mercedes-Benz fitted from 2002 to 2015, first with a mechanical supercharger (Kompressor) and, from 2009, with a turbo in the EVO revision. It has one well-documented weak point across the range: the timing chain and the camshaft sprockets can wear prematurely, a problem a specialist source describes as persistent even after the EVO redesign.[4][5][6]
See the 4 of the M271 faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II | M271 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | 1,796 cm³ |
| Timing | Timing belt (dry) | Chain |
| Power | 83–109 hp | 122–204 hp |
| Production | 2004–2011[7][8][9][10][11] | 2002–2015[5][6] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 19Low risk | 59High risk |
| Documented faults | 3 | 4 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Medium severity | Critical severity |
| Main faults |
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| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | 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
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With the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B58
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M50 and M52
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW M54
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N13
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N20
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs MZR gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M111
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M112 / M113
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M264/M254
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M260
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M272/M273
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M270/M274
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M276
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 THP
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 8v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Rover K-Series
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 12V
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs VR6
With the M271
- M271 vs 1.2 PureTech
- M271 vs 1.0 PureTech
- M271 vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- M271 vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- M271 vs 1.2 TCe
- M271 vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- M271 vs 1.3 TCe
- M271 vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- M271 vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- M271 vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- M271 vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- M271 vs BMW B38 / B37
- M271 vs BMW B48 / B38
- M271 vs BMW B58
- M271 vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- M271 vs M50 and M52
- M271 vs BMW M54
- M271 vs BMW N13
- M271 vs BMW N20
- M271 vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- M271 vs BMW N43/N46
- M271 vs BMW N52 / N53
- M271 vs BMW N54/N55
- M271 vs BMW N62 / N63
- M271 vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- M271 vs 1.4 T-Jet
- M271 vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- M271 vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- M271 vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- M271 vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- M271 vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- M271 vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- M271 vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- M271 vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- M271 vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- M271 vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- M271 vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- M271 vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- M271 vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- M271 vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- M271 vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- M271 vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- M271 vs Honda IMA híbrido
- M271 vs 1.0 T-GDI
- M271 vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- M271 vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- M271 vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- M271 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- M271 vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- M271 vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- M271 vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- M271 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- M271 vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- M271 vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- M271 vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- M271 vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- M271 vs MZR gasolina
- M271 vs Skyactiv-G
- M271 vs M111
- M271 vs M112 / M113
- M271 vs M264/M254
- M271 vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- M271 vs M260
- M271 vs M272/M273
- M271 vs M270/M274
- M271 vs M276
- M271 vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- M271 vs MIVEC gasolina
- M271 vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- M271 vs 1.6 DIG-T
- M271 vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- M271 vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- M271 vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- M271 vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- M271 vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- M271 vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- M271 vs 1.4 Turbo
- M271 vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- M271 vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- M271 vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- M271 vs Porsche M96/M97
- M271 vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- M271 vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- M271 vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- M271 vs 1.6 THP
- M271 vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- M271 vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- M271 vs 0.9 TCe
- M271 vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- M271 vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- M271 vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- M271 vs 1.8 TCe
- M271 vs 1.2 16v
- M271 vs 1.2 8v
- M271 vs E-Tech Híbrido
- M271 vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- M271 vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- M271 vs Rover K-Series
- M271 vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- M271 vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- M271 vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- M271 vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- M271 vs 1.0 VVT-i
- M271 vs 1.2 Turbo
- M271 vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- M271 vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- M271 vs 1.5 Hybrid
- M271 vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- M271 vs 1.8 Hybrid
- M271 vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- M271 vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- M271 vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- M271 vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- M271 vs Drive-E gasolina
- M271 vs 1.0 MPI
- M271 vs 1.2 12V
- M271 vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- M271 vs 1.8 T 20v
- M271 vs 2.0 FSI
- M271 vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- M271 vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- M271 vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- M271 vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- M271 vs VR6
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