1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 8v: which engine is more reliable?
The 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power and the 1.2 8v tie on our risk index: 36/100 (moderate risk). The 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power has 3 documented serious faults, the main one being «Safe mode due to battery controller calibration (loss of propulsion)»; 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 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power reliable?
There is still little reliability data: the three-cylinder 1.5 VC-Turbo only generates electricity and no mechanical faults are known in Europe. The documented weak points are in the e-Power electronics: battery campaigns and isolated cases of immobilisation.[1][2][3]
See the 4 of the 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power faultsIs 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 | 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power | 1.2 8v |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,497 cm³ | 1,149 cm³ |
| Timing | — | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 190–213 hp | 54–60 hp |
| Production | since 2022[7][8][9][10] | 1996–2012[11][12][13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 36Moderate risk | 36Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 4 | 5 |
| Of high or critical severity | 3 | 1 |
| Worst severity | High severity | High severity |
| Main faults |
| |
| 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 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW B58
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW M54
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N13
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N20
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 / 1.2 Turbo (GEM)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs MZR gasolina
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M111
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M112 / M113
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M264/M254
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M260
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M271
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M272/M273
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs M270/M274
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 THP
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 16v
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Rover K-Series
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.2 12V
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
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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 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 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 1.2 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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