SL, 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
1.7 CRDi D4FD2010–2016115 PS260 Nmdiesel6-sp manual5–6.5R23€1,800€5,800€15,250€7,500Buy
2.0 CRDi D4HA2010–2016136 PS320 Nmdiesel6-sp manual, 6-sp automatic5.5–7R33€1,800€6,800€16,900€8,650Buy

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

IssueCostD4FDD4HA

Only engine-differentiating issues are listed. 3 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.