1.6 16V K4M
Renault's long-serving port-injected 1.6. It's slow, simple and belt-driven, so the cambelt schedule is the one thing you cannot skip.
Overview
The 1.6 16V is the K4M petrol version of the Renault Mégane hatchback (III), sold 2008–2016 with 110 PS and manual_5. Manageable at level 2. A simple belt-driven petrol with no expensive failure of its own, so the cambelt schedule is the thing that matters. 1 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.
Renault Mégane hatchback (III) · photo Renault Megane 5-Door (MIAS '10) by Bull-Doser · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 1 recorded in total.
Risk level −11 · Likely spend vs price −21 · 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 | 2008–2013 | €700 | €1,250 | €2,100 | €1,000 | The specification the car launched with. |
| LCI Facelift (LCI) | 2014–2016 | €750 | €1,350 | €2,250 | €1,050 | New nose and lights; Revised engines and infotainment |
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.
1Cold startYou get one. If the engine is warm when you arrive, come back another day.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
Cambelt history is the purchase here. Electronics come second, and the odometer a distant third.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cambelt and water pump A belt failure destroys this engine | per schedule, never overrun | €400–650 |
| Key card and electronics Where the faults concentrate on this car | test every function | €150–600 |
| Engine oil Simple insurance on a simple engine | on time | €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.
- ModelRenault Mégane 1.6 16V
- ChassisIII
- EngineK4M
- Years2008–2016
- 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 | K4M 1.6 16V |
| Configuration | I4, naturally aspirated · 1598 cc |
| Fuel / injection | petrol · port |
| Model years | 2008–2016 |
| Facelift phase | Sold either side of the 2014 facelift, 2008–2013 pre, 2014–2016 LCI |
| Power / torque | 110 PS · 151 Nm |
| Transmissions | 5-speed manual |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 6.5–8 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |