1.2 8v Fire 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 1.2 8v Fire: 14/100 versus 20/100 (both low risk). The 1.2 8v Fire has no documented serious faults; 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 1.2 8v Fire reliable?
The 1.2 8v Fire is one of Fiat's simplest and most widespread petrol engines, with more than two decades in production and no serious or systemic faults documented. The sources consulted describe it as robust: its most-cited issues are isolated sensor failures (lambda sensor, crankshaft sensor), the ignition coil and somewhat high oil consumption at higher mileages; there is no pattern of timing belt breakage.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
See the 4 of the 1.2 8v Fire 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.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
See the of the 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 faultSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 1.2 8v Fire | 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW10/EW12 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 1,242 cm³ | — |
| Timing | Timing belt (dry) | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 60–69 hp | 135–177 hp |
| Production | 1999–2020[15][16][17][18] | 1999–2010[7][9][19][20] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 20Low risk | 14Low risk |
| Documented faults | 4 | 1 |
| Of high or critical severity | 0 | 0 |
| Worst severity | Medium severity | Medium 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
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Other comparisons
With the 1.2 8v Fire
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW B58
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW M54
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N13
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N20
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 8v Fire vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M111
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M264/M254
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M260
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M271
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M272/M273
- 1.2 8v Fire vs M270/M274
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 MPI/FSI
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 8v Fire vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 8v Fire 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 1.4 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 1.0 / 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 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 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 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 1.3, 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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