KNOWN FAULTS · Audi
Audi A2 1.4 / 1.6 FSI common problems.
2000–2005 · Petrol
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
1 known fault with sources
Applies if: The direct-injection faults are on the 1.6 FSI; the 1.4 petrol does not have it.
Direct injection, head gasket and air conditioning on the Audi A2 1.6 FSIInjection / turbo
- Engine / equipment
- Audi A2 1.6 FSI (partly also the 1.4 petrol)
- Period mentioned
- 2002–2005
- Symptoms
- Engine warning light and faults in the direct injection or emissions control; coolant loss from the head gasket; air conditioning that stops cooling.
- Possible cause described
- Autocar explains that the 1.6 FSI introduced direct injection at Audi and that this and the emissions controls cause problems; it also flags the head gasket. CarGurus calls it the quickest but most troublesome A2, and Autodoc cites air-conditioning compressor failures.
- Check for the garage
- Read the engine and emissions codes; watch the coolant level; test the air conditioning; ask for the history.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.