Garrett are a widely respected turbo manufacturer, their turbos are highly regarded There's no reason for you to question the failure of a turbo-I only ask the qustion because, from experience, any lack of engine performace is blamed on the turbo and the root cause usually lies elsewhere.
It is not necessary to strip the engine in order to access the turbo-the turbo is attached to the exhaust manifold-although it can be tricky to raccess in tight engine bays.
The problem of wastegates sticking closed and triggering a fault which effectively puts the engine in limp home mode is very common in turbo diesel cars. It should be easily rectified by ensuring that the turbo wastegate and it's control are functioning properly. Off hand I don't know if your turbo uses a pneumatic or electronic wastegate control (although the principal is the same). It should be a cheap problem to fix.
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