2.3 MultiJet engine: faults and reliability

• First-batch 2.3 Multijet / HPI (F1AE0481, 2006-2011)

  2006–2011 · 97–136 hp · F1AE0481D, F1AE0481N, F1AE0481F, F1AE0481G, F1AE0481H

  With caution

  These are the oldest units and we have found no reliable campaigns or fault statistics. Insist on the timing belt history (a Daily IV sheet gives 240,000 km or 5 years) and check the injectors, EGR and throttle body, which are the points cited by data sheets and forums.^[5][11]

• 2.3 Multijet II Euro 5 (F1AE3481, 2010-2016)

  2010–2016 · 106–150 hp · F1AE3481G, F1AE3481D, F1AE3481E

  With caution

  We have found no campaigns or documented cases specific to this version. Forums describe EGR and throttle body blocked by moisture and carbon deposits (the case we cite is from a 2007 Ducato) and an industry technical guide warns that a faulty EGR causes hesitation and an uneven idle, but no source distinguishes versions. It can be bought with a prior diagnostic scan and a check of the throttle body and EGR.^[5][12]

• 2.3 Multijet Euro 6 with dual EGR (Ducato, 2016-2019)

  2016–2019 · 130–150 hp

  With caution

  It concentrates the documented campaigns (intercooler hose, EGR pipe and camshaft) and owners cite limp mode with EGR codes. It is a reasonable buy if the chassis number confirms the campaigns have been done and the diagnostic scan is clean.^[1][2][3][6]

• 2.3 Multijet 2 Euro 6d with AdBlue (Ducato, 2019-2021)

  2019–2021 · 120–160 hp

  With caution

  We have found no engine campaigns, but the garage we consulted points to the AdBlue system as the most common warning on these vans (crystallised urea, NOx sensor). Have the SCR and NOx sensor checked with a diagnostic scan before buying.^[7]

• 2.3 F1A in the Iveco Daily VI (2014-present)

  since 2014 · 116–156 hp

  With caution

  The British DVSA records Daily campaigns from 2016-2019 for the particulate filter, NOx and injection, but does not say whether they affect the 2.3 or the 3.0. Check the chassis number to find out which campaigns have been carried out.^[3]

Buy: No known serious faults, or they have already been corrected, in this version. With caution: Worth buying if something specific is verified: history, a replaced part or a completed campaign. Avoid: High risk of a serious fault that is hard to check for or prevent.

1. 1Critical severityRareFrequency: RareTimingCamshaft breakage due to a manufacturing defect (Ducato, 2016-2017)A small batch of Ducato built between December 2016 and February 2017 (239 units in the UK) had a camshaft that could break because of a production error. The Australian press places the defect in the 2.3 Multijet and speaks of the engine stopping suddenly.
2. 2Medium severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalEmissions controlEGR valve and throttle body clogged by carbon deposits and moistureThe 2.3's EGR and intake throttle body clog up with carbon, soot and, in the throttle body, moisture: the engine goes into limp mode, loses power and shows an EGR warning. On the dual-EGR Euro 6, the low-pressure cooler is added to the list. Almost all of this comes from forums and commercial websites.
3. 3Medium severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalInjectionLeaking or underperforming common-rail injectorsThere are signs of leaking or underperforming injectors on the 2.3: a French sheet on the Daily IV cites leaks at the injector wells and a 2021 British campaign for the 2016-2019 Daily replaces the filter and checks the injectors. Reliable statistics are lacking and there is no campaign for the Ducato.
4. 4Medium severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalEmissions controlAdBlue (SCR) system faults and a saturated particulate filter on the Euro 6On the 2.3 Euro 6d with AdBlue, a German garage cites warnings caused by crystallised urea, aged fluid or the NOx sensor that end in limp mode or a no-start lockout; a commercial website adds that the particulate filter becomes saturated with short journeys. These are qualitative sources.
5. 5Medium severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalIntakeIntercooler hose coming off the intake throttle bodyOn the 2016 to 2019 Ducato 2.3 Euro 6, the hose connecting the intercooler to the intake throttle body could come off: the engine warning light comes on and power is lost. Fiat corrected it with two recall campaigns that replace the seal or the clamps.
6. 6High severityRareFrequency: RareEmissions controlFractured EGR pipe with a risk of short circuit and fireOn some Euro 6 Ducato built between February 2016 and September 2017, the EGR pipe could break and touch the alternator, with a risk of short circuit, loss of battery voltage and, according to the European alert, fire. Fiat checked it in a preventive campaign.

Severity colours: low, medium, high, critical. How we rate them

Manufacturer

FPT Industrial (grupo Iveco)

Family

Iveco/FPT F1A

Fuel

Diesel

Displacement

2,287 cm³

Cylinders

4

Fuel system

Turbo

Injection

Common rail

Timing

Timing belt (dry)

Power

95–160 hp

Peak torque

380 Nm

Production

since 2002

Makes

Fiat and Iveco

Technical data^{[8][9][10][11]}

1. 2006–2011

   First-batch 2.3 Multijet / HPI (F1AE0481, 2006-2011)

   In the third-generation Ducato it was offered with 120 and 130 hp (F1AE0481D and F1AE0481N). In the Daily IV it was sold as the 2.3 HPI with 97, 116 and 136 hp; a French sheet on the Daily IV cites the codes F1AE0481F, G and H.^[8][10][11]

2. 2010–2016

   2.3 Multijet II Euro 5 (F1AE3481, 2010-2016)

   In the Ducato, 110, 130 and 150 hp versions (F1AE3481G, D and E) with Euro 5; in the Daily V, 106, 126 and 145 hp. Around 2012 the six-speed Comfort-Matic automated gearbox was extended to the 130 and 148 hp Ducato versions, which previously only had it with the 3.0.^{[8][9][10][13]}

3. since 2014

   2.3 F1A in the Iveco Daily VI (2014-present)

   The 2020 German Wikipedia data lists three F1A outputs in the Daily: 116 hp (320 Nm), 136 hp (350 Nm) and 156 hp (380 Nm).^[10]

4. 2016–2019

   2.3 Multijet Euro 6 with dual EGR (Ducato, 2016-2019)

   Euro 6 from 2016, with 130 and 150 hp (the European alert includes Euro 6 units built from May 2016). The European alert identifies it as the "2.3 F1A E6" and, until the switch to AdBlue in 2019, the 2.3 met the standard with a dual EGR system.^[1][8][9]

5. 2019–2021

   2.3 Multijet 2 Euro 6d with AdBlue (Ducato, 2019-2021)

   Around 2019-2020 the 2.3 replaced the second EGR circuit with SCR using AdBlue and moved to 120, 140 and 160 hp (Multijet 2), with 380 Nm in the 160 hp (400 Nm with the nine-speed automatic).^[8][9]