The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. However, there’s no automatic transmission available on the petrol, and no Highline (top) variant either! A lot of people were expecting the 1.8 TSI to appear in the Jetta, simply because VW’s sister brand Skoda offers that engine in the Laura (a direct Jetta competitor). VW's 1.8-liter TSI engine loves road trips and the Passat 1.8 TSI has become one of those rare cars that actually comes very close to delivering the EPA's estimated mileage. It's now at a 27 MPG Volkswagen 1.8t Engine Reliability. If you follow the maintenance schedules and ensure you are using the proper oil, these engines can easily make it up to 200,000 miles, like the 1.4 engines. You may have some small issues, like the ones listed above, but the 1.8’s are very reliable Volkswagen engines. Heavy localisation of the new 1.0-litre TSI engine has driven costs down to some extent and, as a result, the price of the base Vento 1.0TSI with a 6-speed manual isn’t wildly expensive. However, in this article we will discuss about 1.4 TSI. Review of the VW Jetta 1.4 TSI engine. The 1.4 TSI is a 1,4-liter four-cylinder gas engine and a member of the EA211 series. The engine is designed for use on the Volkswagen MQB platform, on which the Jetta is based. At first glance, the new 1.4 TSI looks like a modified 1.4 TSI EA111. The 1.0 EcoBoost engines are reliable. Can you provide the real mpg figure for a 2008 1.4 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Plus TSI SE DSG 5-door. The figures on the list VW says that on the 1.4-liter TSI unit, two of the engine's four cylinders are shut down under "low to mid" load situations, meaning the cylinder deactivation works only when the 1.4 TSI spins The 162bhp 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine is refined when you’re on the motorway, but responds as well as any other VW engine when you want it to. It revs strong and hard and is at its best around I cannot think of any other significant disadvantages the car has. It will be useful to point out that Jetta 1.4 TSI MK6 was introduced in Malaysia in 2011 as a fully imported CBU unit. The car was locally assembled in Malaysia in 2014 bringing with it some improvements to the engine reliability. They tend to be kinder to the gearbox, clutch and flywheel and suffer fewer failures compared to diesels due to the reduced torque. No DPF or EGR to worry about either. Octavia Mk3 1.4tsi manual Ambition combi. Year: 2014. Posted 9 August, 2020 (edited) On 09/08/2020 at 02:12, Phil-E said: CUZG56.