1.6 G4FC
The Hyundai-Kia 1.6 petrol: port-injected, chain-driven and about as uneventful as an engine gets. It's the low-risk choice in these cars and asks for oil and nothing else.
Overview
The 1.6 is the G4FC petrol version of the Kia Cee'd hatchback (ED), sold 2007–2012 with 126 PS and manual_5. Low risk at level 1. Port injection, a chain and no emissions hardware, so there is nothing costly on its record. 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.
Kia Cee'd hatchback (ED) · photo Kia cee'd CRDi by Thomas doerfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 0 recorded in total.
no deductions · 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 | 2007–2008 | €750 | €1,400 | €2,300 | €1,100 | The specification the car launched with. |
| LCI Facelift (LCI) | 2009–2012 | €850 | €1,500 | €2,500 | €1,200 | 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.
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.
Judge the body and the history, because the engine is the part least likely to cause trouble.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil Basic insurance on a simple engine | on time | €70–110 |
| Suspension bushes Ordinary wear at higher mileage | on a ramp | €200–500 |
| Coolant and brake fluid Routine items on an undemanding car | per schedule | €100–200 |
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.
- ModelKia Cee'd 1.6
- ChassisED
- EngineG4FC
- Years2007–2012
- 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 | G4FC 1.6 petrol |
| Configuration | I4, naturally aspirated · 1591 cc |
| Fuel / injection | petrol · port |
| Model years | 2007–2012 |
| Facelift phase | Sold either side of the 2009 facelift, 2007–2008 pre, 2009–2012 LCI |
| Power / torque | 126 PS · 154 Nm |
| Transmissions | 5-speed manual |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 6.5–8 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |