Volkswagen EA189 TDI Specs: 81 x 95.5 mm

Volkswagen EA189 TDI specs: 81 x 95.5 mm (3.1890 x 3.7598 in) bore and stroke, shared by all 5 versions. Displacement, compression and factory ratings.

At a glance

Displacement	120.1 ci
Cylinders	4
Bore	3.189"
Stroke	3.760"
Compression	16.2–16.5:1
Advertised power	140–150 hp
Years	2009–2015

Engines in this family

Engine	Displacement	Bore × Stroke	CR	HP
2 0 TDI	120.1 ci	3.189" × 3.7598"	16.5:1	—
CJAA	120.1 ci	3.189" × 3.7598"	16.5:1	140
CRUA	120.1 ci	3.189" × 3.7598"	16.2:1	150
CBEA	120.1 ci	3.189" × 3.7598"	16.5:1	140
CJAA / CRUA	120.1 ci	3.189" × 3.7598"	16.5:1	140–150

Factory cars with a EA189 TDI

• Volkswagen Jetta: 2009, CBEA, 140 hp; 2009, CJAA, 140 hp; 2010, CBEA, 140 hp; 2010, CJAA, 140 hp; 2011, CJAA, 140 hp; 2011, CJAA / CRUA, 140 hp; 2012, CJAA, 140 hp; 2012, CJAA / CRUA, 140 hp; 2013, CJAA, 140 hp; 2013, CJAA / CRUA, 140 hp; 2014, CJAA, 140 hp; 2014, CJAA / CRUA, 140 hp; 2015, CJAA / CRUA, 150 hp
• Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI: 2010, CJAA, 140 hp; 2011, CJAA, 140 hp; 2012, CJAA, 140 hp; 2013, CJAA, 140 hp; 2014, CJAA, 140 hp; 2015, CRUA, 150 hp

What varies across the family

All are undersquare — stroke larger than bore, favouring torque low in the range.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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