1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 carries less risk than the 1.4/1.6 VTi: 14/100 (low risk) versus 52/100 (high risk). The 1.4/1.6 VTi has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Fragile water pump (and expansion tank or heat exchanger, depending on displacement)»; the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 has no documented serious faults.
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.4/1.6 VTi reliable?
The 1.4 VTi and 1.6 VTi are the naturally aspirated versions of the Prince family, developed by PSA together with BMW and also used by MINI. They do not have a reputation for particular reliability: fiches-auto.fr documents frequent oil consumption in both displacements and a fragile water pump, later inherited by the turbocharged 1.6 THP; according to a German garage, the timing chain can also wear in any version, although the most reported cases are on the turbo engine.[1][2][3]
See the 3 of the 1.4/1.6 VTi faultsIs the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 reliable?
The EW10 (2.0) and EW12 (2.2) are naturally aspirated 16-valve petrol engines with a timing belt, which PSA fitted between 1999 and 2010 to the 206, 307, 406, 407, 607, 807, C4, C5 and C8, among others. According to owners there are no frequent internal failures: the most-cited problems are the ignition coils (the only fault also reported by the press), the exhaust and, on the 2.2, oil consumption.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
See the of the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 faultSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.4/1.6 VTi | 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | — |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 90–121 hp | 135–177 hp |
| Production | 2006–2015[12] | 1999–2010[4][6][13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 52High risk | 14Low risk |
| Documented faults | 3 | 1 |
| Of high or critical severity | 2 | 0 |
| Worst severity | Critical severity | Medium 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 | ||
| 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 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW B58
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW M54
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N13
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N20
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs MZR gasolina
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M111
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M112 / M113
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M264/M254
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M260
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M271
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M272/M273
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs M270/M274
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 THP
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 16v
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Rover K-Series
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.2 12V
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.4/1.6 VTi vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.3 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW B58
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW M54
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N13
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N20
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs MZR gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M111
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M112 / M113
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M264/M254
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M260
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M271
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M272/M273
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs M270/M274
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 THP
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Rover K-Series
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs Drive-E gasolina
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.0 MPI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.2 12V
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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