1.3 MultiJet 199B1
The small MultiJet that GM also sold as the 1.3 CDTI, which makes it one of the most common diesels in Europe. It returns remarkable economy for the size, and the turbo and the filter both punish short journeys.
Overview
The 1.3 MultiJet is the 199B1 diesel version of the Fiat 500 hatchback (312), sold 2007–2015 with 75 PS and manual_5. Demands diligence at level 3. The particulate filter and the variable-vane turbo both suffer on the short journeys these cars usually do. 4 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.
Fiat 500 hatchback (312) · photo Fiat 500 Type 312 Rosso (3) by Damian B Oh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 4 recorded in total.
- DPF clogging and forced regeneration
- Variable-vane turbo actuator sticking
- Rear arch and tailgate corrosion
Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −26 · all issues →
Known issues, ranked by expected cost
Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.
Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.
Pre-purchase inspection
The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.
1Static checksEngine off, ideally on a lift.
2On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.
3PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.
4OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
A high-mileage MultiJet that has commuted is a much safer buy than a low-mileage one that never left town. Ask what the daily journey was, because that single answer predicts the filter's condition better than the odometer does.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil and filter Low-ash oil is required and stretched changes shorten filter life. | 15,000 km or annually | €85–130 |
| Cambelt Belt failure damages the engine. | 120,000 km or 5 years | €400–600 |
What to pay
What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.
Enter an asking price to get a verdict against this variant's band: cheap, fair, good buy or overpriced.
United States vs Europe
1 EUR = 1.08 USD ·US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.
- ModelFiat 500 1.3 MultiJet
- Chassis312
- Engine199B1
- Years2007–2015
- MarketCentral EU
- Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07
Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →
Buyer notes
Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.
Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.
Full specification
Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.
| Engine code | 199B1 1.3 MultiJet |
| Configuration | I4, turbocharged · 1248 cc |
| Fuel / injection | diesel · common rail |
| Model years | 2007–2015 |
| Facelift phase | Pre-facelift only, to -1 |
| Power / torque | 75 PS · 145 Nm |
| Transmissions | 5-speed manual |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 3.8–4.8 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |