1.6 THP vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.33 Dual VVT-i carries less risk than the 1.6 THP: 54/100 versus 64/100 (both high risk). The 1.6 THP has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Timing chain and tensioner stretch (turbo versions, before 2012)»; the 1.33 Dual VVT-i has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Excessive oil consumption from piston wear».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 1.6 THP reliable?
The 1.6 THP turbo and its naturally aspirated sibling, the 1.6 VTi, make up the Prince family, developed together with BMW and also used by MINI: they do not have a reputation for reliability. Turbo versions built before 2012 carry a known problem of timing chain stretch, and the whole block shares a water pump described as fragile; the turbo versions add oil consumption and high-pressure fuel pump failures.[1][2][3][4]
See the 5 of the 1.6 THP faultsIs the 1.33 Dual VVT-i reliable?
Yes, with caveats: the 1.33 Dual VVT-i (1NR-FE) is a simple naturally aspirated engine, with no turbo or DPF, and a timing chain. Units built before 2013 carry a factory defect in the pistons, acknowledged by Toyota in a technical bulletin, that sends oil consumption soaring and can end in engine replacement; Toyota corrected it from 2013. We found no specific pattern of water pump or sensor faults; keep an eye on the clutch, manual or with the MMT gearbox.[5][6][7]
See the 3 of the 1.33 Dual VVT-i faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.6 THP | 1.33 Dual VVT-i |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,598 cm³ | 1,329 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Chain |
| Power | 120–270 hp | 97–105 hp |
| Production | 2006–2018[1][8][9] | since 2008[5][10][11] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 64High risk | 54High risk |
| Documented faults | 5 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 2 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Critical severity | Critical severity |
| Main faults |
|
|
| 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
Cars that each one is fitted to
Other comparisons
With the 1.6 THP
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.6 THP vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.6 THP vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.6 THP vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.6 THP vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.6 THP vs BMW B58
- 1.6 THP vs BMW M54
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N13
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N20
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.6 THP vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.6 THP vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.6 THP vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.6 THP vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.6 THP vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.6 THP vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.6 THP vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.6 THP vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.6 THP vs MZR gasolina
- 1.6 THP vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.6 THP vs M111
- 1.6 THP vs M112 / M113
- 1.6 THP vs M264/M254
- 1.6 THP vs M260
- 1.6 THP vs M271
- 1.6 THP vs M272/M273
- 1.6 THP vs M270/M274
- 1.6 THP vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.6 THP vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.6 THP vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.6 THP vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.6 THP vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.6 THP vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 16v
- 1.6 THP vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.6 THP vs Rover K-Series
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.6 THP vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.6 THP vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.6 THP vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.6 THP vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.6 THP vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.6 THP vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.6 THP vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.6 THP vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.2 12V
- 1.6 THP vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.6 THP vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.6 THP vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.6 THP vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
With the 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW B58
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW M54
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N13
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N20
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs MZR gasolina
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M111
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M112 / M113
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M264/M254
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M260
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M271
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M272/M273
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs M270/M274
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 16v
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Rover K-Series
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.2 12V
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.33 Dual VVT-i vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
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