1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 16v: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) carries less risk than the 1.2 16v: 14/100 (low risk) versus 36/100 (moderate risk). The 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) has no documented serious faults; the 1.2 16v has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Damaged head gasket and coolant loss».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) reliable?
Nissan's three-cylinder 1.2 (80 hp naturally aspirated or 98 hp DIG-S with supercharger) has a reputation for simplicity and durability. The only documented item is a recall over the ignition coil on DIG-S units built between 2015 and 2016; the CVT gearbox is a separate matter.[1][2][3]
See the of the 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) faultIs the 1.2 16v reliable?
The 1.2 16v (D4F) and its 8-valve predecessor, the D7F, are simple naturally aspirated engines, used for over two decades as the entry-level option in Renault and Dacia cars, with a reputation for reliability: the reliability pages consulted document no catastrophic failures and no oil consumption. The most-cited problems are ignition coils and sensors and, on higher-mileage cars, the head gasket.[4][5][6][7]
See the 5 of the 1.2 16v faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) | 1.2 16v |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,198 cm³ | 1,149 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 80–98 hp | 60–76 hp |
| Production | 2010–2017[8][9][10] | 2001–2020[11][12][13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 14Low risk | 36Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 1 | 5 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 1 |
| 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
Cars that each one is fitted to
1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
Other comparisons
With the 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW B58
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW M54
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N13
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N20
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M111
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M264/M254
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M260
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M271
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M272/M273
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs M270/M274
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR) vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 1.2 16v
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 16v vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 16v vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B58
- 1.2 16v vs BMW M54
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N13
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N20
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 16v vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 16v vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 16v vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 16v vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 16v vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.2 16v vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 16v vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 16v vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 16v vs M111
- 1.2 16v vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 16v vs M264/M254
- 1.2 16v vs M260
- 1.2 16v vs M271
- 1.2 16v vs M272/M273
- 1.2 16v vs M270/M274
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 16v vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 16v vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 16v vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.2 16v vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 16v vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 16v vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 16v vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 16v vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 16v vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 16v vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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