1.6 CRDi D4FB
The Hyundai-Kia small diesel, and a quietly excellent one. It's economical, chain-driven and has no headline failure against it, so the particulate filter and ordinary servicing are the whole story.
Overview
The 1.6 CRDi is the D4FB diesel version of the Hyundai i30 wagon (FD CW), sold 2008–2012 with 115 PS and manual_6. Manageable at level 2. A chain-driven diesel with no headline failure recorded against it, so the filter is the main ongoing concern. 2 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.
Hyundai i30 wagon (FD CW) · photo Hyundai i30 cw (FD) silver (1) by Damian B Oh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 2 recorded in total.
Risk level −11 · Likely spend vs price −24 · all issues →
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.
Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.
Pre-purchase inspection
The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.
1PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.
2OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
Many were sold with a five-year warranty, so documented histories are common and worth insisting on.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| DPF regeneration Short-trip use blocks the filter | regular longer runs | €350–1,000 if blocked |
| Engine oil Ordinary insurance on a durable engine | on time, correct spec | €80–120 |
| Suspension bushes Ordinary wear at higher mileage | on a ramp | €200–500 |
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.
- ModelHyundai i30 1.6 CRDi
- ChassisFD CW
- EngineD4FB
- Years2008–2012
- 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 | D4FB 1.6 CRDi |
| Configuration | I4, turbocharged · 1582 cc |
| Fuel / injection | diesel · common rail |
| Model years | 2008–2012 |
| Facelift phase | Pre-facelift only, to -1 |
| Power / torque | 115 PS · 255 Nm |
| Transmissions | 6-speed manual |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 4.5–5.8 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |