1.6 F16D3
A plain port-injected four with a cambelt and no turbocharger. It's slow in a car this size and there's nothing expensive recorded against it, so the belt schedule is the whole maintenance story.
Overview
The 1.6 is the F16D3 petrol version of the Chevrolet Cruze sedan (J300), sold 2009–2016 with 124 PS and manual or automatic. Manageable at level 2. Nothing expensive is on its record beyond the cambelt, which is scheduled work. 0 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.
Chevrolet Cruze sedan (J300) · photo Chevrolet Cruze J300 sedan Shishi 01 2022-09-05 by JamesYoung8167 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 0 recorded in total.
Risk level −11 · all issues →
Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both
The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.
| Phase | Years | Low | Average | High | Good buy | What differs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre Pre-facelift | 2009–2012 | €2,800 | €4,600 | €7,200 | €3,700 | The specification the car launched with. |
| LCI Facelift (LCI) | 2013–2016 | €3,050 | €5,000 | €7,850 | €4,050 | Revised grille and lights; MyLink infotainment added; Interior trim upgrades |
Known issues, ranked by expected cost
Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.
No issues recorded yet for this engine.
Pre-purchase inspection
The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
These are simple enough that mileage matters less than condition and belt history. The interior wears faster than the mechanicals do, so judge the car on how it's been treated.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cambelt and water pump Belt failure damages the engine on this unit. | 100,000 km or 5 years | €380–560 |
| Engine oil and filter Ordinary protection, and these are often run on minimal maintenance. | 15,000 km or annually | €70–110 |
What to pay
What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.
Enter an asking price to get a verdict against this variant's band: cheap, fair, good buy or overpriced.
United States vs Europe
1 EUR = 1.08 USD ·US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.
- ModelChevrolet Cruze 1.6
- ChassisJ300
- EngineF16D3
- Years2009–2016
- MarketCentral EU
- Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07
Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →
Buyer notes
Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.
Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.
Full specification
Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.
| Engine code | F16D3 1.6 |
| Configuration | I4, naturally aspirated · 1598 cc |
| Fuel / injection | petrol · port |
| Model years | 2009–2016 |
| Facelift phase | Sold either side of the 2013 facelift, 2009–2012 pre, 2013–2016 LCI |
| Power / torque | 124 PS · 150 Nm |
| Transmissions | 5-speed manual · 6-speed automatic |
| Gearbox families | GM F17 five-speed manual · GM 6T40 six-speed automatic |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 7–8.5 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |