EA888 Gen 3 1.8 TSI/TFSI (CJSA/CJSB/DAJA/DAJB) vs EA211 1.0 TSI
Side-by-side reliability comparison
Specifications
Character
EA888 Gen 3 1.8 TSI/TFSI (CJSA/CJSB/DAJA/DAJB)
"The third-generation 1.8 TSI/TFSI (2012-2020): 180 hp in the Audi A3 8V, Skoda Octavia III and Superb III, SEAT Leon III and VW Passat B8, 192 hp in the SEAT Ibiza Cupra and Polo GTI. Timing chain, port plus direct injection and an IHI turbo; it is not the oil-burning Gen 2 1.8 TSI of 2007-2012. The known weak point is the plastic water pump and thermostat housing, which leaks coolant (typically around 90,000 km) and was the subject of a US class-action settlement. Some engines use more oil than they should; check the level and the coolant reservoir before buying."
EA211 1.0 TSI
"Three-cylinder turbo with a dry toothed belt (not a chain) in the Polo, Fabia, Ibiza, T-Roc, Golf and Octavia. German and Czech guides call it robust, with 200,000 km not unusual. Watch for a slow coolant leak from the plastic pump/thermostat module, check the 2018-2020 injector recall, and keep the belt on the interval for your engine code."