Skyactiv-G vs 1.8 TCe: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the Skyactiv-G carries less risk than the 1.8 TCe: 25/100 versus 32/100 (both moderate risk). The Skyactiv-G has no documented serious faults; the 1.8 TCe has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «A110 oil pressure solenoid valve sticking in 2018–2019 cars».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the Skyactiv-G reliable?
The Skyactiv-G is a naturally aspirated petrol engine that the German specialist press consistently describes as reliable, with no documented pattern of serious engine faults in any Mazda model reviewed. Its weak point, shared with almost any direct-injection petrol engine, is carbon build-up in the intake; in addition, 2017-2020 units had recalls for software and for the fuel pump, since fixed by the manufacturer.[1][2][3][4]
See the 5 of the Skyactiv-G faultsIs the 1.8 TCe reliable?
The 1.8 TCe (M5P) in the Alpine A110 and the Mégane R.S. IV has no documented endemic faults. What has been published are recalls for the A110: the oil pressure solenoid valve (2019) and the fuel pump (2021 and 2023). We have found no recalls or complaints about this engine in the Mégane R.S.[5][6][7][8]
See the 2 of the 1.8 TCe faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | Skyactiv-G | 1.8 TCe |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | 1,798 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | — |
| Power | 75–187 hp | 252–350 hp |
| Production | since 2011[1][9] | 2017–2026[8][10][11] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 25Moderate risk | 32Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 5 | 2 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 2 |
| Worst severity | Medium severity | High severity |
| Main faults |
| |
| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions | ||
| With cautionVersions to be cautious about | None | |
| 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 Skyactiv-G
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 PureTech
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 PureTech
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 TCe
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.3 TCe
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- Skyactiv-G vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW B38 / B37
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW B48 / B38
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW B58
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW M54
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N13
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N20
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N43/N46
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N52 / N53
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N54/N55
- Skyactiv-G vs BMW N62 / N63
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 8v Fire
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 T-Jet
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- Skyactiv-G vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- Skyactiv-G vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- Skyactiv-G vs Honda IMA híbrido
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 T-GDI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- Skyactiv-G vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- Skyactiv-G vs MZR gasolina
- Skyactiv-G vs M111
- Skyactiv-G vs M112 / M113
- Skyactiv-G vs M264/M254
- Skyactiv-G vs M260
- Skyactiv-G vs M271
- Skyactiv-G vs M272/M273
- Skyactiv-G vs M270/M274
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- Skyactiv-G vs MIVEC gasolina
- Skyactiv-G vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 DIG-T
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 Turbo
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- Skyactiv-G vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 THP
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- Skyactiv-G vs 0.9 TCe
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 16v
- Skyactiv-G vs E-Tech Híbrido
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- Skyactiv-G vs Rover K-Series
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 VVT-i
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 Turbo
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.5 Hybrid
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.8 Hybrid
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- Skyactiv-G vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- Skyactiv-G vs Drive-E gasolina
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.0 MPI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.2 12V
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- Skyactiv-G vs 1.8 T 20v
- Skyactiv-G vs 2.0 FSI
- Skyactiv-G vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 1.8 TCe
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.8 TCe vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW B58
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW M54
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N13
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N20
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.8 TCe vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.8 TCe vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.8 TCe vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.8 TCe vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.8 TCe vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.8 TCe vs MZR gasolina
- 1.8 TCe vs M111
- 1.8 TCe vs M112 / M113
- 1.8 TCe vs M264/M254
- 1.8 TCe vs M260
- 1.8 TCe vs M271
- 1.8 TCe vs M272/M273
- 1.8 TCe vs M270/M274
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.8 TCe vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.8 TCe vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.8 TCe vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 THP
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.8 TCe vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 16v
- 1.8 TCe vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.8 TCe vs Rover K-Series
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.8 TCe vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.8 TCe vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.2 12V
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.8 TCe vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.8 TCe vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.8 TCe vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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Sources
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