10 Engines That Won't Last 60,000 Miles (Because They Are Junk) 

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#1 (0:32) BMW X5 M50i (N63, twin-turbo V8 4.4L engine, up to model year 2014) or any other "50" (such as 550) series BMW between 2011-2014. #2 (4:02) Kia Forte/Optima/Sorento/Soul (2011-2015, 2.4L Theta & 2.0L NU engines specifically) #3 (5:12) Mazda RX-8 (wankel rotary engine) #4 (6:40) Jeep Grand Cherokee (3.0L V6 Eco Diesel engine specifically) #5 (8:09) Audi A4 (2009-2011, 2.0 TSI engine specifically) #6 (9:14) Chevrolet Equinox (2.4L) #7 (10:07) Subaru WRX (2009-2014, 2.5L turbo engine) #8 (11:02) Nissan Altima (2002-2003, 2.5L engine specifically) #9 (12:00) Ford Escape (2014-2016, 1.6L EcoBoost engine specifically) #10 (13:04) BMW E60 M5 (naturally aspirated, 510 BHP, V10 engine)

Hyundai has had so much experience replacing their 2.0 Turbo engines that when mine failed at 90,000 they shipped and installed a new one in just over a week. Supplied a rental car too. Doesn't excuse the bad engine design, but it made the situation better than it could've been.

The manufacturers seem to spend a lot of time creating very, externally, sexy vehicles. However, they tend to create inferior drive trains. In other words, marketing department winning and engineering department losing.

Let's be honest, most BMWS ARE MONEY PITS.

Thought I was gonna hear "rev up your engines"

1. BMW X5 N63 Engine 2. Kia Forte, Optima, and Sorenta 3. Mazda RX8 4. Grand Cherokee V6 Eco Diesel 5. Audi A4 6. Chevy Equinox 7. Subaru WRX 8. Nissan Altima 9. Ford Escape 10. BMW M5

Jeep should have never got rid of their bulletproof straight 6 engines.

I have 192,000 miles on my 2013 Ford Escape 2.0 and it still runs great with zero engine repairs. Turbo is still fine too. Has only seen Mobil 1 with changes every 5,000 miles

''Maintenance into this car is enough to cripple a king'' BMW M5 🤣🤣🤣

My M5 started going through 1 quart of BMW oil every week when it got to about 75k, maintenance on it was killing me. But when it was driving right it was a beautiful ride.

As an automotive engineer I can say, I'm completely appalled by manufacturers rushing to produce new models just to cope with competition, when we tell them this new design needs the test of time, they say we're not being innovative, its sad that consumers are now having to do extensive research before buying a car and not may of them do.

I thought Scotty was the only one who use the phrase " Endless money pits"

Had an 2014 m5 but traded it for a lexus 1yr and half ago. Glad I did.

I’ll keep my 2010 Ford Ranger .257,000 miles and never had a mechanical problem. Almost no oil use between changes at 3,000-4,000 miles.

Felix Wankel was a german engineer and the „a“ in his name is pronounced like the „a“ in „Amen“ !

I am the old school.I don't care what the manufacturer says,I always made the first oil and filter change at 1000 km.After that I change every 10.000 km or max 12 month's.Always quality oil and not overfill.And by the way,the best engine ever built are Volvo B23,you can't kill it....

Never believe a manufacturer who says 15k mile oil changes. I feel like they know if you do that it will give up the goose as soon as the warranty expires

I agree with most of this. I did have a 02 Nissan Altima 2.5 that I put 116k on. Zero drivetrain issues just evap,steering rack and freakin expensive ball joints. Drivetrain was actually rock solid,floor rusted pretty good too

I’ve had multiple vehicles with the 2.4 EcoTec and to be honest, I’ve never had any of these issues with them. We bought a 2008 Pontiac G6 used back in 2012 with 40,000 miles on it. We still drive it today, having 145,000 miles on it. I’ve had to put one catalytic converter (pre-cat attached to the exhaust manifold as the car has two of them) and I replaced the VVT solenoids, once. Other than that, routine maintenance, oil changes, and proper flushes. Car still runs strong today. We also had a 2014 Chevy Equinox that we put 40,000 miles on it until we turned it in; but only because my wife was pregnant with our third child and we needed something larger. The only repair to that vehicle was also the VVT Solenoids once(which are cheap and very easy to do). Other than that, regular oil changes and routine flushes. My parents even have a 2014 Chevy Captiva Sport with the 2.4 EcoTec and have put over 100,000 miles on theirs with no major repairs. The shop I take my work car to (it’s a fleet vehicle, I generally do most repairs to my own vehicles) was talking about the same issues with vehicles with the 2.4 EcoTecs. Everything from oil consumption to timing chains as well. I mentioned well that’s strange, I’ve never had issues with any of them I drive. They laughed and asked, “Do you change your oil regularly”? I stated yes, and they responded, “That’s why”. A majority of the engine issues experienced on 2.4 EcoTec is not from poor design, but rather poor maintenance scheduling. I’m not saying that some people who do proper maintenance don’t experience the same issues, but many of them are actually avoidable.

Great content and appreciate the fact that you don’t put a millions ads !

My 2011 Kia Optima turbo engine did go at 180000 km in 2020 , but at least Kia replaced the the engine at no cost and gave a lifetime warrantee on the engine. Thus I bought a 2020 Teleuride. The wheel on my Z06 cracked on-site 2000 km ,Gm would not even give me a discount on a new wheel had to pay over $1000 for a new wheel.

The Equinox is as exciting as curdled milk 😂 brutal

Good to see u moving towards reliability over looks

Do not forget that it is how you drive and maintain your car that plays a major role in keeping the miles building up.

Got a 04 Pontiac grand prix that has 267275 miles on it 3800 great car almost 18 years old and still going strong

Not a single Honda or Toyota made this list, as expected. What's surprising though, is that not a single Mercedes did either.

This guy really likes “soft touch” door handles.

Avoid all Stellantis group brands if you are looking for recent and reliable gasoline with after-sales service. Former owners of a 1.2L Puretech 110hp, we only had problems with: faulty segmentation, excess oil consumption from 60000 km, 1L every 1000 km, ventilation broken, belt in the oil to replace, speakers sometimes broken. We understood that keeping this Peugeot would be a financial pit. We sold it to a professional because Peugeot, well aware of the problems with their cars, does not do trade-ins. Thanks for the video

Ahh, the good old 4.4L V8 BMW N63 engine... I remember visiting BMW Edmonton every week so they could add 3-4 litres of oil and record the mileage driven of ~600-700km, because they did not initially believe the oil consumption I claimed. Then they had the audacity to quote me $12000 to fix the problem... No thank you BMW! LOL Good video Mark!

Great video! I would have added also the Mercedes M272/273 engines, which were subject to a class action in the U.S.. I have one in my CLS but as soon as I found out about the problem (wear on the gear that drives the balance shaft in the V6/ idle shaft in the V8 leading to massive engine failure) I had the engine pulled out and the gear replaced. Better to spend $2,500 preventively than $8-10,000 when the CEL comes on. The stupid part cost only $250, BTW.

These companies probably figure owners would be trading these cars in in 5 years or hopefully less. As long as they hold up for these first owners, who will hopefully get rid of them before 60K miles that is all that matters.

Never heard of or had the problems he speaks of with the Altima. We bought a new 2002 and had it until 2017 . It had 265k and oil consumption until we sold it was maybe a half quart ever 3000 to 4000 miles. Now here were the problems. Head gasket blew at 122k, air conditioning clutch, 6 belt tensioners, 3 crank sensors, 4 camshaft sensors, transmission at 212 k . One time the lights wouldn't turn off until I disconnected the battery. The shifter interlock broke after 4 years so I rigged a piece of plastic to hold it down with the cover piece. The weather stripping around the doors was garbage. This is why I will NEVER own a crappy Nissan again they are the Japanese version of Chrysler/Dodge. From now on its Honda/Acura and Lexus/Toyota.

BMW Australia recommends oil changes on a twin turbo M3 of 15,000 miles or 2 years, in an extreme climate. Are they nuts? No more BMW for me.

Good basic maintenance goes a LONG WAY. Most ppl think thats just an oil change now & then 🙄

HOW do the contents of a catalytic converter get sucked into an engine? The exhaust system? WTF?

I had a Subaru with the 2.5 L turbo. Burnt valves at 90,000. Broken piston rings at 130,000

My 2008 2.0 petrol mondeo may not be quick or flash but its done 155k miles and uses only a fraction of oil between 12k services. As far as I know it still has its original cam chain and is super quiet. But to be fair it does have a Japanese design duratec engine which whilst not being overly fuel efficient is extremely robust.

I wonder if this guy just goes to dealerships while they are closed to film these videos lol

The Nissan KA24e in my 1995 D21 King Cab has been 281,000 miles, plus all idling, hasn't smoked or blown a head gasket yet. Easily passes emissions (AZ) and has a 5-speed, so no tranny to break either.

I was glad to know that none of these cars would be anything I would be interested in owning.

The BMW V10 is great if you have a lot of money to modify it for reliability and keep it preheated in a garage before you drive it. You can modify also the 2.0 TSIs for reliability much cheaper, most newer ones only need a catch can + normal maintenance to last a very long time. They can hold some very good power as well.

I’m watching this video to hear about engines why am I two minutes in and still only getting a walk around of a BMW and no discussion of any engines.

I have a 2010 optima with 204,000 miles on it. Had 8,000 miles on it when got it. Been reliable so far.

These are money pits, just ask uncle Scott Kilmer.

never ever buy any car with a cambelt. that snaps it's goodbye motor. my hyundai tucson and 2017 camaro 2ss both use a chain

Thanks for mentioning the Theta II motors, but you forgot the 2.0T engine that's part of those recalls and is a reliability disaster. My neighbor has an RX-8 just dead in his driveway for 5+ years now.

10:10 Had that one, 2014 STI, engine blew up @ 31,000 miles. Subaru replaced it, but I dumped the car just in case.

The only way to own most German cars, and I have had a few, is to lease them for three years. Drive them the way you should drive an expensive “high performance” car. Right before it would start taking alligator size bites out of your wallet, turn it back in. Once you get that out of your system, buy a Lexus and keep it for 10-12 years!

I generally dislike turbos in a daily driver for the way they cook the engine oil.

I saw that white Kia SUV thinking u were about to say that the 3.3 liter GDI was unreliable but u said the 2.0 and 2.4. I was like that makes way more sense lol.

I am sticking with my 2004 Toyota Corolla with 120K miles on it and running great.

Man! I am glad you are out there doing this kind of work. Thanks for keeping us away from these lemons so we don't end broke if we buy one of them 👏👍👍👍

I have no idea why people love Subaru, I never ever hear anything good about their engines. Head gasket failure this, oil consumption that

I agree with all of your poor engine vehicles except the 1.6l ecoboost. I have 170k on mine and if taken in for the coolant upgrade is trouble free.( recall) no charge. This engine has cost me a total of $175.00 for an evap hose assembly in repairs. This does not include maintenance items like plugs, oil and filters. But I maintain my vehicles and change oil before manufacture recommended intervals.

My 2018 Ford Escape had the issue with coolant leak into the engine oil at 28,000 miles. The service department kept the car for 3 weeks and changed out all of the parts “issues”. They did not reset the warranty mileage either. They are calling it a new engine, but it was only parts that were replaced. Not the whole engine. They said if it happens again after the warranty expires, I will have to pay for the repairs. RIDICULOUS. Now the car is tagged as a new engine because of issues, so the trade in value is not the same. My 2008 Ford Escape has never had any issues and I have 180,000 miles on it. Definitely not made from the crap quality of today. The 2018 will make a sleek paper weight I guess.

I must admit I was really keen on getting a 2007 M6 with the V10. It had very low kms but I just couldn’t bring myself to take the chance. I note you said that the SMG on this V10 was also troublesome (I have heard that the M5 and M6 SMGs were quite reliable., either way the engine reliability was enough to scare me off. I’ll just hang onto my E46 M3 manual a little bit longer

I owned a Kia and a Hyundai. I loved both of them. Well-built and intelligently designed, aside from the powertrains. That's where Kia/Hyundai are a letdown. Engine problems with both very early on. Transmission problems with both very early on. The rest of the cars are great, but I'm extremely hesitant to ever touch one again.

Great video! You see a lot of cars like these in those fly by night car dealerships, the "buy here pay here" dealers that cater to poor people with bad credit. The dealers buy them dirt cheap at auctions, clean them up nice, and people who are desperate for a car make overpriced payments on them thinking they're getting their dream car, and it ends up being a whole bunch of problems lol

By far your channel is the best channel out there for honesty about the car 🚗 industry and what they try saddle customers with mechanical disasters. Thank you for your Great work for society.

“Piston and cylinder meeting”. That’s normal. What’s not normal that I believe you were talking about is piston to valve contact

My first car was a Chevy Vega....I learned the hard way about unreliable engines😳😳

I've owned 120+ cars in my life. I haven't owned any of the ones mentioned. I stick with Fords, Mazdas mainly. Ford Tempo-450,000. Mazda truck 275,000 when I sold it. Didn't use a drop of oil. I have a 1978 Dodge 318 with 75,000 original miles. Purrs like a kitten. 1970 El Camino. 1979 Trans Am. 1965 Nova. 66 Malibu. 75 Impala. All of them 100,000+ miles. I don't use anything lighter than 10w30. Ever. Sometimes 10w40.

Wondering if removing the plastic top engine cover would reduce under-the-hood temperatures significantly.

X5 had "secret" engine rebuild recall that they do not want you to know about. My friend who is working on BMW told me about it. It really reduced an oil consumption. Coolant leaks got me the most.

I've had two 2.0TSI skodas that were both remapped, and still going at 100 / 150k miles. The carbon build up on the inlet valves is largely a scare story, and easy to remedy anyway.

Nice to see VW’s current 1.4 turbo engine isn’t on this list.

We bought a new 2020 Kia Sorento last August. It has 9,000 miles on it and does not burn a drop of oil, oil stays very clean too. I changed my own oil in it at 1,422....4689....and 7808 miles. I use Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic 5W-20 and genuine Kia oil filters. The Sorento is a dream to drive, entry and exit is nice and easy too. Fingers crossed!

I wouldn’t worry about engines not lasting to 60.000 miles ….the price of fuel will curtail our driving to about 16.000 miles over the life of the car !

Explain to me how a catalytic converter gets sucked into an engine when it's mounted on the exhaust system.

He forgot about the Honda oil diluting 4 cylinder turbo engine

Do you mean piston and valve meeting (in the Equinox after the timing chain stretches)? You said piston and cylinder...

I bought a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (aka the Grandma car) in 2008 and drove it for 12 years as a daily driver before I sold it in 2018 with 336k miles on it. It had the original 4.6 V8 with auto transmission at the time I sold it and was in great condition.

The 1.5 and 1.6 Ecoboosts were kinda trash, but the 2.0 is a different story. I've owned 2 and they both worked perfectly!

They had a hundred years to figure things out by now.. and still making crappy cars...

Love your Channel, Thank you for sharing your Knowledge....

Man you are a bit mistaken with the B8.5 Audi A4, more than once. The one you’ve featured is not the 2009-2011, this one’s the face lift revision. (2012-2016) The ones with the issues you’re referring to is the B8.0 2009-2012 By 2012… They rectified the piston ring defect causing the oil consumptio, rectified the timing chain tensioner, rectified the diverter valve and the PCV. The facelift one shown would not be the CAEB.. but the CDNC

I can't understand how car manufacturers and manufacturers of other products and "engineers" are able to build total garbage and then have the audacity to put it out on the market after 100+ years of knowledge, technology, and past experience as though they just don't care. Makes me just want to backhand them.

It is amazing how the automotive industry has figured out how to make engines last (over drive, fuel injection, roller cams, etc), but now the are just using dumb engineering

For anyone interested, the Mazda lineup is great, I have the inline 4, turbo and it handles perfectly for a 2021 vehicle and they just came out with an inline 6 turbo that I had the pleasure of test driving and it feels incredibly smooth and powerful. My personal vehicle has new turbo inlet pipes and a JB4 tuning system to push 23lbs of boost into the engine while it usually does 15-17lbs. It’s not a wallet killer either, I have the Carbon edition, leather heated seats, sunroof, auto lift gate and remote start on my phone. The Bose sound system and apple/Samsung CarPlay comes standards along with more driving sensors than I would’ve expected. All under 40k, mine was about 35k off the boat.

It's disappointing how far the German cars have fallen, from A to V. I don't have any issues w/ the TDI Diesels though. That situation was internal politics. I leased a '03 1.9 TDI Golf 4-door automatic & it was a fantastic car. FWD so it was great in the snow, 42 mpg @ 70 mph on the interstate, comfortable for 4, & a great highway car. So VW discontinued the TDI based on implied circumstances. It's the US emissions that are far to strict w/ no tangible proof of validity.

My 2011 Buick Regal has the same type of engine as the Equinox, When should I expect oil consumption to start happening and potential timing chain problems? I have 44k on it.

BMW are expensive to maintain especially with parts are expensive do better buying a Toyota.

If I ever buy another car it will be a 1969 Dodge Coronet with a straight 6. It was indestructible then as it probably would be now. Just have to find one that still has a body without a rusted out floor.

Good video and information! My 2013 VW GTI 2.0 TSI engine has been fantastic, but I believe VW/Audi had a few years to work out the bugs. At 148k miles, the engine has only needed the ignition coils that you mentioned. I can go 10K miles per oil change (mostly freeway) and only burns 1 qt in that time. I do know I was relieved to find that 2012 was the last year of timing chain tensioner issues! I believe a recent complaint of these TSI engines is an intake manifold leak which will cause the Check Engine (MIL) light to come on due to the unmetered air causing a leaning condition at idle. Not a mechanical issue, but still a problem. Overall I have been thrilled with my first German car. I'd buy another GTI in a heartbeat if I were in the market.

I owned a 3rd gen Rx7 with the 13B sequential TT engine , which was bar none, the least reliable car I ever owned. From heat soaking issues that would render the car unable to be started until the engine cooled down, to chronic flooding issues, necessitating the removal of the leading spark plugs in order to blow down the engine, to the rats nest of rubber vacuum hoses which often turn to plastic and VSV's that become brittle and break both due to the heat produced by the rotary engine and it's turbos. It's not just the RX8 that wont last, the FD's engine might make it to 60k, but your going to need a complete rebuild at about 75,000 miles, a virtual guarantee. Never, ever trust one of these as a daily driver.

Fix it again Tony...Aka Fiat Chrysler along with Nissan are some of the crappiest cars going down the road. Had a fleet of cars at my business. I really didn't care whose name was on them.. Several my customers were new car dealerships. so I always bought a variety of cars up to about 15 car a year. Employees put approximately 5000 to 8000 Miles a month. Nissan and Chrysler were the worst Vehicles I've ever seen in my life. VW was a 3rd place. I could never keep one of these cars more than a hundred thousand miles because of drain my wallet once the extended warranty was out. My Japanese and some Korean cars were able to go hundreds of thousands of miles. Many with original ac and water pumps lasted about 200k without even so much as a water pump going out.

my grandpa ran his grand marquis with his 4.4 v8 for 460 thousand miles, and it only needed a ball joint replaced before he scrapped it.

Subaru took their legendary 2.0 wrx engine and basically bored it out to a 2.5, very thin cylinder walls (head gasket probs), added an aluminum flake for cylinder support. Used the same amount of cast aluminum in the 2.5 pistons too, also shortening the piston skirts. (fuel economy and value engineering). And the worst part was adding more stroke on top of everything, drastically increasing stress on the engine. You turbocharge that "pos" it's a buzzsaw. The natural aspirated 2.5's were ok. Sad story for the turbo models.🤷

The 3.0L EcoDiesel in the Jeep is a VM Motori engine.

In what universe does a deteriorating catalytic converter result in shit getting sucked into the engine? It's part of the EXHAUST and everything in there is on the way OUT.

How do the contents of the Nissan catalytic convertor get drawn into the engine ? It is in the exhaust system !!

Keep up the good work 💪. Love to see honesty and someone trying to protect us consumers

Prince engines used in the second generation mini have a number of key faults that substantially reduce their life, from failing timing chains on the turbo model, ineffective oil scraper rings causing high oil consumption, and critical plastic components cracking resulting in loss of coolant.

Any used car with turbo needs to be carefully looked at before purchase. Turbos wear out and strain the engine if it's not designed correctly for turbo boost.

The kia Hd spontaneous fire issue is much bigger than you mention.

Ecoboost engines aren't always bad. My instructor had a 2017 1.0L Ecoboost Fiesta that did 20,000 miles a year through lessons and was still going strong passed 65,000 miles and that's with torture from learners. I think they are a hit and miss. I also now currently own one and it's still going strong with very little repairs. Though only done 37,000 miles but i think the problems come down to how people use them.

Yes, ridiculous. I am out of BMWs now. Very happy with my manual shift Mustang V8.

Escape's bad engine started with the 2013 model. Hundreds of them, mine included, developed cracks in the block at the #3 cylinder. Happened to me at a little over 69K miles. $8,000 for a remanufactured replacement. At about 95K miles the transmission went out. Another $3K. So far i have spent 50% of the original cost of the car on repairs. Plus there are problems developing that are caused by the shoddy work done at the dealers.