Toyota 1.8L 4-cylinder

Toyota 1.8L 4-cylinder — every model and year that used this engine (18 models, 1981–present), based on NHTSA VIN build data, with links to prices and reliability.

1.8L · 4 cylinders · seen in 18 models, 1981–2026

By the numbers

Output range 95–180 hp (median 132 hp). Gasoline: 97%. Based on 519 decoded NHTSA VIN build sheets.

About this engine family

The Toyota ZZ engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. The ZZ series uses a die-cast aluminium engine block with thin press-fit cast iron cylinder liners, aluminium DOHC 4-valve cylinder heads, and chain-driven camshafts. The ZZ family replaced the extremely popular cast-iron block 4A and 7A engines of the preceding A family of engines.

In detail

Toyota engine names are interpreted as follows. The leading number denotes the generation, and the next one or two letters, specify the engine family. The remaining letters, following a hyphen, describe the engine's major features. For example, the 2ZZ-GE can be decoded as being the second generation of the ZZ engine series and features a performance-oriented cylinder head with widely angled valves (G) and electronic fuel injection (E).

For more information on Toyota's engine naming conventions, see list of Toyota engines. The 1ZZ-FE is a version. Bore x stroke of . Compression ratio is 10.0:1. It uses MPFI, has VVT-i (1998-99 1ZZ engines don't have VVT-i), and features fracture-split forged powder metal connecting rods, one-piece cast camshafts, and either a cast aluminum intake manifold or a molded plastic intake manifold. Two distinct versions of the 1ZZ-FE were manufactured, one at both the Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia plant in the United States and the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plant in Canada and the other at the Shimoyama plant in Japan.

Primarily built in the United States at Buffalo, West Virginia, the most common version of the 1ZZ-FE has outputs between at 5,600 rpm with of torque at 4,400 rpm, and at 6,400 rpm with of torque at 4,200 rpm. The North American 1ZZ-FE has been exported worldwide, with differing figures in outputs for certain countries. Production at Cambridge, Ontario was discontinued in December 2007, while production at Buffalo, West Virginia was halted in 2008.

A factory supported bolt-on supercharger kit for the 1ZZ-FE was sold for the 2003–2004 Corolla and Matrix by Toyota Racing Development, and Pontiac Vibe by GM Performance. The supercharger gives of boost, with a and of torque increase at the wheels. Toyota announced a voluntary recall of 2005 to 2008 Toyota Corollas and Matrixes equipped with the 1ZZ-FE engines. The issue involves the engine control module, and includes the potential for it to develop a crack on the module's circuit board, which can result in the car not starting, the transmission shifting harshly, or the engine stalling.

Additionally, General Motors announced a voluntary recall of Pontiac Vibes from years 2005 to 2008 for the same issue. Applications: Toyota Corolla (E110) Toyota Corolla (E120) CE/LE/S/VE, Altis (Asia) Toyota Corolla Verso Toyota RAV4 Chevrolet Prizm Pontiac Vibe Toyota Celica GT Toyota Matrix Toyota MR2 (W30) Toyota Avensis Lotus Elise Toyota Wish Built in Japan at the Shimoyama plant in Miyoshi, Aichi, it is similar to the one built in North America except that it has larger (32 mm) intake valves and (27.5 mm) exhaust valves with corresponding revisions to the ports, resulting in higher power output compared to the North American 1ZZ-FE.

Like its North American counterpart, the Japanese 1ZZ-FE uses Multi-point fuel injection along with VVT-i. Toyota's advertised power output for the Japanese variant is at 6,400 rpm and of torque at 4,400 rpm. It can be found in various Toyota vehicles in Japan. It was widely believed that the Japanese variant was labeled as "1ZZ-FED", however there has been no evidence of the "FED" suffix being used in Toyota's official documentation or labeling of its vehicles.

All of the vehicles in the list below simply use the 1ZZ-FE designation without the "D" letter after the engine code. Most likely this was a way for Toyota to change something internal about the engine without changing its designation (the 4A-FE for example went through three iterations without changing its name for the same reason).

Source: Wikipedia — Toyota ZZ engine, CC BY-SA.

Models that used this engine

Model Years with this engine Fuel VIN builds seen
COROLLA 1981–2026 Gasoline 357
PRIUS 1999–2022 Gasoline 46
COROLLA MATRIX 2003–2013 Gasoline 34
CELICA 1995–2005 Gasoline 30

Engine usage derived from NHTSA VIN build data (displacement + cylinder configuration). Model links lead to prices, generations and reliability.

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