1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M276: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II carries less risk than the M276: 19/100 (low risk) versus 32/100 (moderate risk). The 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II has no documented serious faults; the M276 has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Chain tensioners with poor lubrication in the first M276s (2011-2014)».
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 M276 reliable?
The M276 is the petrol V6 with direct injection and three chains that Mercedes-Benz built from 2010 to 2023, in 3.5 naturally aspirated, 3.0 twin-turbo and 3.5 twin-turbo versions. Its documented weak point is the lubrication of the chain tensioners in the first naturally aspirated series, up to around the end of 2014; the later ones are considered not very problematic, with intake carbon build-up as a high-mileage ailment.[4][5][6][7]
See the 3 of the M276 faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II | M276 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | — |
| Timing | Timing belt (dry) | Chain |
| Power | 83–109 hp | 252–401 hp |
| Production | 2004–2011[8][9][10][11][12] | 2010–2023[13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 19Low risk | 32Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 3 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Medium severity | High 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
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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 M271
- 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 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 M276
- M276 vs 1.2 PureTech
- M276 vs 1.0 PureTech
- M276 vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- M276 vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- M276 vs 1.2 TCe
- M276 vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- M276 vs 1.3 TCe
- M276 vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- M276 vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- M276 vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- M276 vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- M276 vs BMW B38 / B37
- M276 vs BMW B48 / B38
- M276 vs BMW B58
- M276 vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- M276 vs M50 and M52
- M276 vs BMW M54
- M276 vs BMW N13
- M276 vs BMW N20
- M276 vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- M276 vs BMW N43/N46
- M276 vs BMW N52 / N53
- M276 vs BMW N54/N55
- M276 vs BMW N62 / N63
- M276 vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- M276 vs 1.4 T-Jet
- M276 vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- M276 vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- M276 vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- M276 vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- M276 vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- M276 vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- M276 vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- M276 vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- M276 vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- M276 vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- M276 vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- M276 vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- M276 vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- M276 vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- M276 vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- M276 vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- M276 vs Honda IMA híbrido
- M276 vs 1.0 T-GDI
- M276 vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- M276 vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- M276 vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- M276 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- M276 vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- M276 vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- M276 vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- M276 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- M276 vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- M276 vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- M276 vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- M276 vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- M276 vs MZR gasolina
- M276 vs Skyactiv-G
- M276 vs M111
- M276 vs M112 / M113
- M276 vs M264/M254
- M276 vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- M276 vs M260
- M276 vs M271
- M276 vs M272/M273
- M276 vs M270/M274
- M276 vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- M276 vs MIVEC gasolina
- M276 vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- M276 vs 1.6 DIG-T
- M276 vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- M276 vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- M276 vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- M276 vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- M276 vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- M276 vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- M276 vs 1.4 Turbo
- M276 vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- M276 vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- M276 vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- M276 vs Porsche M96/M97
- M276 vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- M276 vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- M276 vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- M276 vs 1.6 THP
- M276 vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- M276 vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- M276 vs 0.9 TCe
- M276 vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- M276 vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- M276 vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- M276 vs 1.8 TCe
- M276 vs 1.2 16v
- M276 vs 1.2 8v
- M276 vs E-Tech Híbrido
- M276 vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- M276 vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- M276 vs Rover K-Series
- M276 vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- M276 vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- M276 vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- M276 vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- M276 vs 1.0 VVT-i
- M276 vs 1.2 Turbo
- M276 vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- M276 vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- M276 vs 1.5 Hybrid
- M276 vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- M276 vs 1.8 Hybrid
- M276 vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- M276 vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- M276 vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- M276 vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- M276 vs Drive-E gasolina
- M276 vs 1.0 MPI
- M276 vs 1.2 12V
- M276 vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- M276 vs 1.8 T 20v
- M276 vs 2.0 FSI
- M276 vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- M276 vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- M276 vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- M276 vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- M276 vs VR6
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