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J, 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

Variant	Years	Power	Torque	Fuel	Transmissions	Economy	Risk	Issues	Worst single repair	Band	Good buy	Verdict
1.6 A16XER	2009–2015	115 PS	155 Nm	petrol	5-sp manual	6.5–8	R1	0	–	€850–€2,900	€1,200	Buy
2.0 CDTI A20DTH	2009–2015	160 PS	350 Nm	diesel	6-sp manual, 6-sp automatic	4.8–6.2	R3	3	€1,800	€1,000–€3,400	€1,400	Buy with conditions

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

Issue	Cost	A16XER	A20DTH
DPF clogging and forced regeneration	€250–€1,800	·	●
Timing chain stretch	€900–€1,600	·	●
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.