1.4 TSI Reliability

[Tallguy]

From a road test of the 1.4 TSI Scirocco, this is an amazing engine for it's size but I wonder about the reliability of a small supercharged/turbocharged engine? Has anyone experience of this engine in another VW car eg Golf GT?

[jphealy]

No experience of it (yet!) but I'm pretty sure it's available in the Golf VI, and I'd be damn surprised if VW put any engine into a Golf (whatever about a niche car like the Scirocco) that wasn't tested all the way to hell and back.

[MBP344J]

I have the 1.4 TSI engine in my current 07 Golf GT.
I am really impressed with it, from a standing start and at motorway speeds. I have had the car nearly 2 years and have not had any problems.
I waited for the 1.4 TSI Scirocco to come out before I placed an ordered.

[drkaos]

The 1,4 is a very modern engine, and has been running in different cars the last two years.
As far as I know (being member of the vw-audi club in norway as well) there are no known weaknesses connected to this engine.

[rhcp128]

I've had my 1.4 scirocco for too little but I read somewhere that the engine was given a 300,000 mile stress test and it passed without any problem. Only thing is that turbo/super charged engines do tend to last a little less than normally aspirated engines but are you really going to drive this car for more than 10-15 years?