W205 C180 M274 1.6 Reliability

[InitialDave]

A workmate is looking to buy a W205 C180, which I believe would be the 1.6 M274 engine. 2019 car with 40k.

Any known issues with these? I had a search and it appears that they can suffer timing chain wear at around 70-80k, and there was an issue in the states with cracked pistons on earlier 2.0 variants?

Anything else he should be aware of?

[Skd884]

I have the same m274 in my 2013 204 c180 and it is perfect.

[frontfloater]

Online specs say 154 BHP for a weight of 1480 kg (3263 lbs), which equates to only 104 BHP per tonne. The quoted 0-62 MPH time is therefore 8.2 seconds, which could feel pretty sluggish on the road these days, unless your mate only wants a boulevard cruiser. And you don't even get great fuel economy in return for that lack of performance - only 39 MPG UK.