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Before you buy a used Fiat Sedici.

2006–2014 · Petrol / Diesel · 2 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.

Fiat Sedici, real photo of this generation
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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 2 of its engines.

  • Manual gearbox and 1.9 diesel on the Fiat SediciKnown weak points
    Period mentioned
    2006–2014
    Mileage mentioned
    What the sheet says: The Sedici is a twin of the Suzuki SX4. The 1.9 diesel is the same as in Alfa, Opel and Saab and shares their problems; Honest John recommends changing belt, tensioner, pulleys and water pump every 64,000 km.

1.6

Petrol

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

1.9 / 2.0 Multijet

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Fiat Sedici
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
1.6PetrolFewest documented11
1.9 / 2.0 MultijetDiesel20

According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the 1.6 (Petrol).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

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

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.

  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 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.
  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.
Sedici parking-brake cable disconnectionBrakes and safety

Engines: 1.6 (Petrol)

How to check it: Confirm VIN; check cable engagement at the actuating lever, correct it and replace the cable if damaged.

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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 2 checked

Known weak points

  • Look out for: Manual gearbox problems. On the 1.9 diesel: limp mode from a clogged EGR, swirl flaps and particulate filter on short trips or long idling, failing alternators, timing belts that break when the water pump seizes, oil pump, dual-mass flywheel and turbo.

    Ask them to check: Test every gear; on diesels, check the belt history and use it on longer trips.

Intake / EGR / flywheel

  • Look out for: Power loss, rough idle and an engine light with “swirl actuator malfunction”; soot around the intake manifold; vibration and knocks in low gears (dual-mass flywheel).

    Ask them to check: Check the rod and flap operation on top of the manifold, read actuator codes, inspect the EGR and listen to the flywheel when starting and stopping.

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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