Fiat Grande Punto / Punto Evo 199 — Reliability

199 2010–2015 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) — 70/100 ACCEPTABLE
Known Issues 5

Engine in this model

ACCEPTABLE 70

1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE)

1.3L Diesel I4 (also 1.3 CDTI, DDiS, HDi, JTDm)

Fiat's small chain-driven diesel (1,248 cc, 2003-2020), also sold as Opel/Vauxhall 1.3 CDTI, Suzuki ...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Timing-chain stretch / tensioner wear 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) high —
EGR valve sooting on short trips 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) moderate —
Particulate filter clogging (MultiJet II, Euro 5/6) 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) moderate —
Turbo / boost-control faults 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) moderate —
Injector faults — hard starting, rough running, power loss 1.3 MultiJet / MultiJet II (Fiat SDE) moderate —