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D, 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
1.2 16V A12XER	2009–2014	85 PS	115 Nm	petrol	5-sp manual	5.5–7	R2	2	€1,000	€2,800–€7,650	€3,650	Buy
1.3 CDTI A13DTC	2006–2014	95 PS	190 Nm	diesel	5-sp manual, 6-sp manual	4–5	R3	5	€1,800	€2,600–€7,400	€3,400	Buy with conditions

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

Issue	Cost	A12XER	A13DTC
DPF clogging and forced regeneration	€250–€1,800	·	●
M32 gearbox bearing failure	€700–€1,600	·	●
Variable-vane turbo actuator sticking	€400–€1,200	·	●
Timing chain stretch	€550–€1,000	●	·
EGR cooler leak	€400–€1,000	·	●

Only engine-differentiating issues are listed. 1 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.