Turbo Engine Reliability
11-02-2018, 06:13 AM
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Turbo Engine Reliability
A friend of mine has an older BMW SUV. A technician at the BMW dealership told her that she was lucky her vehicle did not have the turbo engine. He sees quite a few vehicles with turbo engines come in for repairs. This had me concerned about buying a vehicle with a turbo engine.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
11-02-2018, 06:24 AM
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A friend of mine has an older BMW SUV. A technician at the BMW dealership told her that she was lucky her vehicle did not have the turbo engine. He sees quite a few vehicles with turbo engines come in for repairs. This had me concerned about buying a vehicle with a turbo engine.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
11-02-2018, 08:13 AM
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If you wan't a non-turbo Audi in the US you have to buy an R8 or an e-tron.
I think it's safe to say Audi wouldn't put turbos in 98% of the vehicles they sell here if a very large number of very smart engineers didn't believe them to be reliable.
I think it's safe to say Audi wouldn't put turbos in 98% of the vehicles they sell here if a very large number of very smart engineers didn't believe them to be reliable.
Last edited by mplsbrian; 11-02-2018 at 08:26 AM.
11-02-2018, 01:04 PM
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Lots of turbo engines around. I think there are very few NA engines now compared to turbo engines. They’re fine. No use worrying about it. It’s like someone worrying about accidents. NA engines can fail too.
11-02-2018, 01:12 PM
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A friend of mine has an older BMW SUV. A technician at the BMW dealership told her that she was lucky her vehicle did not have the turbo engine. He sees quite a few vehicles with turbo engines come in for repairs. This had me concerned about buying a vehicle with a turbo engine.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
Consumer Reports has an article on their website about reliability of turbo engines. Their survey data shows many turbo engines are reliable. But, some members reported problems with certain turbocharged engines compared to nonturbo engines. A few of those needed engine replacements. It said that automakers with more experience building turbo engines are more reliable. The article says that Audi has been building turbos since the 1980s and their survey data shows the 2.0 to be reliable. A graph shows reliability of automaker and different engines they offer. Their survey shows that among Audi, Lexus, Honda, Porsche, BMW and others scored better. Obviously, their survey could not included every vehicle in the US and it doesn't say how many respondents they have for each brand.
In the Audi case, the EA888 family is their bread and butter gasoline engine worldwide. Turbo direct-injected Audis have been around since... MY2006? Audi pioneered the idea of using a DI turbo engine as a substitute for a larger displacement naturally-aspirated engine, years before Ford (the next big adopter of the idea) and later the other Germans followed. Since the 3.2L naturally-aspirated V6 was discontinued for MY2010 in the A4, the 2.0T EA888 is the boring engine, the one that random posers buy if they want an Audi just for the badge. It is not a 'high-performance' option the way some domestic or BMW turbos were in some years. So, really, it's going to be as solid and reliable as anything else Audi builds.
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11-02-2018, 01:14 PM
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The parts specific to turbocharged engines are generally reliable on VWs and Audis. Early B8 A4s had a problem with the wastegate flapper that was corrected and warranty was extended. Frequent oil changes (shorter than Audi's 10k intervals) are highly recommended with all turbos.
Even Audi's 1980s turbo engines are reliable. Plenty of them still on the road with the original turbo charger and rolling past 200k miles.
Even Audi's 1980s turbo engines are reliable. Plenty of them still on the road with the original turbo charger and rolling past 200k miles.
11-02-2018, 05:29 PM
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the turbo in my 2000 a6 2.7t was the opposite of reliable. It drove me to a NA BMW for 17 years. When I got my A4, the sales guys knew all about the 2000 and had all kinds of excuses about why that was just a one off design issue.
11-02-2018, 05:50 PM
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Things change man, lessons get learned and development happens. If Audi was dropping turbos left and right for 19 years they wouldn’t exist as a company anymore.