2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 16v: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.2 16v carries less risk than the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina: 36/100 (moderate risk) versus 50/100 (high risk). The 2.2 Ecotec gasolina has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Stretched timing chain and seized tensioner on the 2.2 Ecotec»; 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 2.2 Ecotec gasolina reliable?
This is the 2.2 petrol engine producing 147 to 155 hp in the Astra G, Zafira, Vectra and Signum. Its documented weak point is the timing chain, which stretches and can end in serious engine damage; the 2.2 Direct adds a high-pressure pump prone to failure.[1][2][3]
See the 2 of the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina faultsIs 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 | 2.2 Ecotec gasolina | 1.2 16v |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 2,198 cm³ | 1,149 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 147–155 hp | 60–76 hp |
| Production | 2000–2010[8][9][10][11] | 2001–2020[12][13][14][15] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 50High risk | 36Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 2 | 5 |
| Of high or critical severity | 1 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Critical 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 | 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 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B58
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M50 and M52
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW M54
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N13
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N20
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs MZR gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M111
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M112 / M113
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M264/M254
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M260
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M271
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M272/M273
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M270/M274
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M276
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche M96/M97
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 THP
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 8v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Rover K-Series
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Drive-E gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 MPI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 12V
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs VR6
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 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 16v vs BMW B58
- 1.2 16v vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 1.2 16v vs M50 and M52
- 1.2 16v vs BMW M54
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N13
- 1.2 16v vs BMW N20
- 1.2 16v vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 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 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 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 2.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 16v vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.2 16v vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.2 16v vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 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 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.2 16v vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 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 M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 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 M276
- 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 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.2 16v vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 16v vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 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 MA1 / 9A1
- 1.2 16v vs Porsche M96/M97
- 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 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 1.2 16v vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 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 1.8 TCe
- 1.2 16v vs 1.2 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 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 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 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
- 1.2 16v vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 1.2 16v vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.2 16v vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 1.2 16v vs VR6
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