HS, compare every engine

All 2 variants in this chassis on one screen. Identical body, identical electronics, identical suspension. Everything below is a consequence of which engine is in the bay.

Full comparison

VariantYearsPowerTorqueFuelTransmissionsEconomyRiskIssuesWorst single repairBandGood buyVerdict
1.6 16V K4M2010–2017105 PS148 Nmpetrol5-sp manual7.5–9R20€3,600€9,250€4,600Buy
1.5 dCi K9K2010–2017110 PS240 Nmdiesel6-sp manual4.5–6R33€1,800€4,200€11,450€5,500Buy

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

IssueCostK4MK9K
DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250€1,800·
Injector wear and bore washing€400€1,200·
EGR cooler leak€400€1,000·

Only engine-differentiating issues are listed. 0 further issues apply to every engine in this chassis. Cooling, electrics, suspension and the gearbox, and are on the chassis page.

Cross-chassis comparison

To compare against a different chassis: an E92 335i against an E90 330d, say, use the general comparison tool, which takes up to four variants from anywhere in the database and encodes them in the URL so the comparison can be shared.