Before you buy a used Fiat Talento.
Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.
The essentials.
- 2 documented, sourced faults for its engine.
- That is not much data: if no other faults show up here, it does not mean it has none.
- They all depend on the equipment or the production date: ask what this car has.
- 1 official recall on record: ask for the chassis number (VIN) and confirm it has been done.
Typical faults by engine
The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.
1.6 / 2.0 Multijet (Renault)
Diesel
- EGR pipes, particulate filter and leaks on the Trafic III 1.6 dCiExhaust and emissions
- Period mentioned
- 2014 onwards
- Mileage mentioned
- The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Only the 1.6 Multijet: the Talento is the Renault Trafic III with the same 1.6 dCi (R9M).
- Seized injectors and stretched chain on the 2.0 dCi (M9R)Timing / injection
- Period mentioned
- Approx. 2005–2023
- Mileage mentioned
- The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Only the 2.0 Multijet, which is the Renault 2.0 dCi (M9R).
Official recalls: ask before you pay
A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.
- Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
- Ask an official Fiat dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
- Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Talento parking-brake effectiveness lossBrakes and safety
How to check it: Confirm VIN and replace the affected cables.
View full entryOn the test drive: what to look and listen for
Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.
0 of 2 checked
Exhaust and emissions
Look out for: Loss of power, soot, burning smell and a warning light from cracked EGR pipes; a clogged particulate filter on short trips; oil from the timing-cover seal; rarely, block cracks.
Ask them to check: Check the EGR and rear-axle campaigns by VIN; drive long trips to regenerate the filter.
Timing / injection
Look out for: Chain noise at high mileage; loss of power and emissions warnings in town use; injectors that will not come out when removed.
Ask them to check: Listen to the chain from cold, check injection and emissions codes, and before removing injectors have extraction tools ready. Keep oil changes up to date.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.
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