2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 8v: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina carries less risk than the 1.2 8v: 7/100 (low risk) versus 36/100 (moderate risk). The 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina has no documented serious faults; the 1.2 8v has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Damaged cylinder head gasket (coolant loss and overheating)».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina reliable?
The petrol Ingeniums (2.0 with 200 to 300 hp and the 3.0 six-cylinder with mild hybridisation) have a considerably better reputation than the diesel, but very little data has been published. We have only been able to document chain noise on some 2.0 engines, with no serious faults or campaigns.[1][2][3]
See the of the 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina faultIs the 1.2 8v reliable?
The 1.2 8v (D7F) is a simple naturally aspirated engine of 54 to 60 hp, with a timing belt, which Renault fitted from 1996 to the Twingo, Clio II and Kangoo. No catastrophic failures are documented; what owner reviews mention most often are the sensors, the cylinder head gasket, the coil packs and the occasional oil drip.[4][5][6]
See the 5 of the 1.2 8v faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina | 1.2 8v |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | 1,149 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 200–400 hp | 54–60 hp |
| Production | since 2016[7][8] | 1996–2012[9][10][11][12] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 7Low risk | 36Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 1 | 5 |
| 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 | 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 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.3 TCe
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW B58
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW M54
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N13
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N20
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.2 Turbo (GEM)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs MZR gasolina
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M111
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M112 / M113
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M264/M254
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M260
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M271
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M272/M273
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs M270/M274
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Porsche M96/M97
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 THP
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.8 TCe
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 16v
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Rover K-Series
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
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- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs Drive-E gasolina
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- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.2 12V
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
With the 1.2 8v
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 8v vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B58
- 1.2 8v vs BMW M54
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N13
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N20
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 / 1.2 Turbo (GEM)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.2 8v vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 8v vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 8v vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 8v vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 8v vs M111
- 1.2 8v vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 8v vs M264/M254
- 1.2 8v vs M260
- 1.2 8v vs M271
- 1.2 8v vs M272/M273
- 1.2 8v vs M270/M274
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.2 8v vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 16v
- 1.2 8v vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 8v vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 8v vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
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