XA30, 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 D-4D 2AD-FTV2006–2012150 PS340 Nmdiesel6-sp manual6.5–8R44€4,000€5,000€13,650€6,500Buy with conditions
2.0 Valvematic 3ZR-FAE2010–2012158 PS198 Nmpetrol6-sp manual, CVT (Multidrive S)8–9.5R22€1,600€6,550€15,800€8,450Buy

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

IssueCost2AD-FTV3ZR-FAE
Cylinder head distortion and coolant losswalk away€2,000€4,000·
DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250€1,800·
EGR cooler leak€400€1,000·
CVT fluid degradation€200€350·

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.