0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Drive-E gasolina: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC carries less risk than the Drive-E gasolina: 18/100 (low risk) versus 43/100 (moderate risk). The 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC has no documented serious faults; the Drive-E gasolina has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «High oil consumption that can damage the turbo».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC reliable?
The GM Daewoo S-TEC engines (0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 naturally aspirated, low power) power the Matiz, Spark, Aveo 1.2, Beat and Sail. The sources consulted document only minor and cheap faults, such as oil leaks and ignition faults on the Matiz, and we have found no structural engine fault.[1][2][3]
See the 2 of the 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC faultsIs the Drive-E gasolina reliable?
The Volvo Drive-E petrol engine (2.0-litre 4-cylinder T2-T6/B4-B5 and, since 2018, 1.5-litre 3-cylinder T2-T3/B3) powers almost the entire Volvo range since 2013. Owners mainly document high oil consumption that can damage the turbo, carbon build-up on the intake valves caused by direct injection, and the odd coolant reservoir leak; we have not found Volvo acknowledging these faults with a campaign of its own for the petrol engine.[4][5][6]
See the 4 of the Drive-E gasolina faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC | Drive-E gasolina |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | — |
| Timing | Timing belt (dry) | Chain |
| Power | 52–84 hp | 122–320 hp |
| Production | 2002–2022[7][8][9][10][11] | since 2013[4][5][6][12][13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 18Low risk | 43Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 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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Other comparisons
With the 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 PureTech
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 PureTech
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 TCe
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.3 TCe
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW B38 / B37
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW B48 / B38
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW B58
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M50 and M52
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW M54
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N13
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N20
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N43/N46
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N52 / N53
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N54/N55
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs BMW N62 / N63
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 / 1.2 Turbo (GEM)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs MZR gasolina
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Skyactiv-G
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M111
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M112 / M113
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M264/M254
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M260
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M271
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M272/M273
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M270/M274
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs M276
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs MIVEC gasolina
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 Turbo
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Porsche M96/M97
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 THP
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 0.9 TCe
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 TCe
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 16v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 8v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Rover K-Series
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 Turbo
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0 MPI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.2 12V
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.8 T 20v
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.0 FSI
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC vs VR6
With the Drive-E gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 PureTech
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 PureTech
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 TCe
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.3 TCe
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- Drive-E gasolina vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW B38 / B37
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW B48 / B38
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW B58
- Drive-E gasolina vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- Drive-E gasolina vs M50 and M52
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW M54
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N13
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N20
- Drive-E gasolina vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N43/N46
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N52 / N53
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N54/N55
- Drive-E gasolina vs BMW N62 / N63
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 T-Jet
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- Drive-E gasolina vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.2 Turbo (GEM)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- Drive-E gasolina vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- Drive-E gasolina vs Honda IMA híbrido
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 T-GDI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- Drive-E gasolina vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- Drive-E gasolina vs MZR gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs Skyactiv-G
- Drive-E gasolina vs M111
- Drive-E gasolina vs M112 / M113
- Drive-E gasolina vs M264/M254
- Drive-E gasolina vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- Drive-E gasolina vs M260
- Drive-E gasolina vs M271
- Drive-E gasolina vs M272/M273
- Drive-E gasolina vs M270/M274
- Drive-E gasolina vs M276
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- Drive-E gasolina vs MIVEC gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 DIG-T
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 Turbo
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- Drive-E gasolina vs Porsche M96/M97
- Drive-E gasolina vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 THP
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- Drive-E gasolina vs 0.9 TCe
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 TCe
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 16v
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 8v
- Drive-E gasolina vs E-Tech Híbrido
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- Drive-E gasolina vs Rover K-Series
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 VVT-i
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 Turbo
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.5 Hybrid
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 Hybrid
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- Drive-E gasolina vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0 MPI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.2 12V
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.8 T 20v
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.0 FSI
- Drive-E gasolina vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- Drive-E gasolina vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- Drive-E gasolina vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- Drive-E gasolina vs VR6
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