Reconditioned Opel Mokka Engine

Petrol or diesel — which engine actually powers your Mokka?

The Mokka (2012–2019) was offered with four distinct engines: a naturally aspirated 1.6 petrol, a turbocharged 1.4 petrol, and two diesels — the 1.6 CDTi and the 1.7 CDTi. The two fuel families share no block and no common architecture, and their engine codes are specific to each engine capacity. Before searching for a bare engine, identifying your exact engine — and above all its code — is essential: across this one model alone, the catalogue lists sixteen engine codes spread across four engines, which means that two Mokkas with the same engine capacity and the same model year can carry blocks that are not interchangeable.

Petrol engines: the 1.4 Turbo leads the way, the naturally aspirated 1.6 remains a minority

The 1.4 Turbo accounts for the majority of petrol references, with six codes: A14NEL, A14NET, B14NEL, B14NET, D14NEL, D14NET. The prefixes A, B and D correspond to successive revisions of the block over the 2012–2019 period; the same quoted power output can therefore cover different blocks depending on the year of production. The naturally aspirated 1.6 (code A16XER) is listed under a single reference: it is the entry-level engine, non-turbocharged and less common on this model.

Diesel engines: the 1.6 CDTi and 1.7 CDTi — two architectures not to be confused

The 1.7 CDTi was the original diesel engine in the Mokka at launch, with four codes — A17DTC, A17DTE, A17DTJ, A17DTS — covering different power outputs and emissions variants. The 1.6 CDTi gradually replaced it and generates five distinct codes: B16DTE, B16DTH_LVL, B16DTL, B16DTU, D16DTH_LVL. These two diesels do not share the same architecture; the engine code visible on the block or on the vehicle registration document remains the only reliable way to confirm an exact match before placing an order.