1.6 A16XER
The base Astra petrol. Port injection, no turbo and nothing expensive recorded against it, so it's slow and cheap and the low-risk choice if your mileage is low.
Overview
The 1.6 is the A16XER petrol version of the Opel Astra hatchback (J), sold 2009–2015 with 115 PS and manual_5. Low risk at level 1. Port injection, no turbo and no emissions hardware, so nothing expensive is recorded against it. 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.
Opel Astra hatchback (J) · photo 2012 Opel Astra (AS) 1.4 Turbo 5-door hatchback (2015-07-10) 01 by OSX · Public domain · 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 | 2009–2011 | €850 | €1,550 | €2,650 | €1,200 | The specification the car launched with. |
| LCI Facelift (LCI) | 2012–2015 | €950 | €1,700 | €2,900 | €1,350 | Revised trim and engines; New 1.6 turbo petrol |
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.
The engine is the part least likely to worry you, so spend the inspection on the body, the electrics and the suspension.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil Basic insurance on a simple engine | on time | €70–110 |
| Suspension bushes The car is heavy for its class and wears them | on a ramp | €200–500 |
| Module scan Electrical faults are common and usually cheap | on purchase | free |
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.
- ModelOpel Astra 1.6
- ChassisJ
- EngineA16XER
- Years2009–2015
- 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 | A16XER 1.6 |
| Configuration | I4, naturally aspirated · 1598 cc |
| Fuel / injection | petrol · port |
| Model years | 2009–2015 |
| Facelift phase | Sold either side of the 2012 facelift, 2009–2011 pre, 2012–2015 LCI |
| Power / torque | 115 PS · 155 Nm |
| Transmissions | 5-speed manual |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 6.5–8 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |