L359, 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
2.2 TD4 DW122006–2014160 PS400 Nmdiesel6-sp manual, 6-sp automatic (Aisin)6.5–8.5R33€2,200€4,500€13,100€6,000Buy with conditions
2.2 SD4 DW122010–2014190 PS420 Nmdiesel6-sp manual, 6-sp automatic (Aisin)6.5–8.5R33€2,200€7,100€16,350€9,000Buy with conditions

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

IssueCostDW12

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.