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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 Kia Cee'd hatchback (ED), sold 2007–2012 with 115 PS and manual_6. Manageable at level 2. The same chain-driven diesel as the i30, with no headline failure and a filter to keep healthy. 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.

Kia Cee'd hatchback (ED) · photo Kia cee'd CRDi by Thomas doerfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power115 PS

Torque255 Nm

Years2007–2012

Fueldiesel

DriveFWD

EnginesD4FB

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 2 recorded in total.

63Demands diligence

DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
EGR cooler leak€400–€1,000partly checkable

Risk level −11 · Likely spend vs price −26 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 8 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

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	2007–2008	€900	€1,600	€2,650	€1,250	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2009–2012	€950	€1,750	€2,900	€1,350	Revised nose and interior trim; Revised engine range

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.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

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.

2 checks · saved in this browser ·

1PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

2OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

The long warranty produced complete service records on many of these, so insist on seeing one.

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.

median €1.7k

€0.9k€1.3k€2.9k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€1,250band €900–€2,900

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold1.6 CRDi D4FB was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

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.

ModelKia Cee'd 1.6 CRDi
ChassisED
EngineD4FB
Years2007–2012
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the ed median, all 2 engines

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.

Our read, not a record

Mechanically this is the i30, so the engine story is identical: chain-driven, economical and free of any expensive recorded failure. What the Kia adds is the seven-year warranty it was sold with, which in practice means more of these have a full dealer history than their Hyundai twins do. That paperwork is worth real money on a used car of this age, so it is the reason to prefer the Cee'd.

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	2007–2012
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2009 facelift, 2007–2008 pre, 2009–2012 LCI
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