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Before you buy a used Dacia Logan MCV (I).

2006–2013 · Petrol / LPG / CNG / Diesel · 4 engines

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.

Dacia Logan MCV (I), real photo of this generation
Rudolf Stricker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo source

The essentials.

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.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 4 of its engines.

  • Suspension, exhaust, brakes and valve collets on the Logan IKnown weak points
    Period mentioned
    2004–2012
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.

1.4 / 1.6 MPI (K7J / K7M) · 1.6 16V (K4M) · 1.6 MPI GLP

1.4 / 1.6 MPI (K7J / K7M) (Petrol) · 1.6 16V (K4M) (Petrol) · 1.6 MPI GLP (LPG / CNG)

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

1.5 dCi (K9K)

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Dacia Logan MCV (I)
EngineDocumented faults
1.4 / 1.6 MPI (K7J / K7M)PetrolFewest documented11 with conditions
1.6 16V (K4M)PetrolFewest documented11 with conditions
1.6 MPI GLPLPG / CNGFewest documented11 with conditions
1.5 dCi (K9K)Diesel31 with conditions

According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 1.4 / 1.6 MPI (K7J / K7M) (Petrol), 1.6 16V (K4M) (Petrol), 1.6 MPI GLP (LPG / CNG).

By fuel type, the ones with the fewest documented faults are: Petrol, LPG / CNG.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

We have no official recalls on record for this model. Our list is not complete: ask anyway, with the chassis number.

  1. 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.
  2. Ask an official Dacia 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.
  3. 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.

On 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 3 checked

Injection / turbo

  • Look out for: Injection warning, jerking, rough idle, loss of power, smoke and sometimes a no-start.

    Ask them to check: Read the codes (e.g. P0087, low rail pressure) and look for filings in the diesel filter. If the circuit is contaminated, replace pump, rail and injectors and clean the tank and lines.

Timing system

  • Look out for: Noise or squeal around the belts; if the timing belt breaks, the engine stops suddenly and can be badly damaged.

    Ask them to check: Keep to the timing-belt interval and always replace the full kit (belt, rollers and pulleys); check the auxiliary belt and its pulley.

Known weak points

  • Look out for: Joints and track-rod ends that wear quickly, a short-lived exhaust, brake hoses from the sixth year and then discs, lights; batteries, starters, fuel pumps, door locks, crankshaft sensors and ignition leads.

    Ask them to check: Check the campaigns by VIN; check the front axle, brake hoses, exhaust and lights before the roadworthiness test.

OBD codes worth looking for

If they let you read the fault memory with an OBD reader, these are the codes mentioned in this model's sheets:

P0087

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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