120i MSport

It use N13 1.6L Prince Peugeot engine and further tailored by BMW

177hp/250Nm, 5.9L per 100km, pretty fuel efficient like a Honda City

Common issues with this engine:-
-valve cover oil leaks (quite common),
-water pump issues
-coolant leaks,
-vacuum pump failure (quite common)
-turbocharger wastegate rattle

The above issues is more less like my car (N20 engine) but it's still a reliable unit, no major headache maintained so far


I suggest you to set a side RM15,000~RM20,000 for emergency / maintenance on this BMW, put it on FD or any in monthly tenure. Better to have allocated fund or else buy a Japanese car...but nahh my Honda City had more issues compared with my 5 Series. Putang ina

118i uses B38 1.5L

Most frequent issues I've heard from mechanics for N13 Engine are gasket oil leak & Turbocharger/rattling issues

Gasket leak, straight replace the affected gasket & check throughly including Oil Sump gasket too.

Turbocharger, depends :- repair back again if possible, or bought a reconditioned unit (cheaper) or buy a new Turbocharger unit