Cheap Hyundai Tucson Engine

Both years sit within the same third-generation Tucson (Mk3, 2015–2021), so engines sharing the same engine code are the most likely candidates for a straight swap, but the Mk3 received a facelift in 2018 and ancillary fitments or mounting brackets may have changed at that point. Pull your engine code from your V5 or a VIN check and ask the breaker to match it exactly rather than going on year alone. Never assume fitment without confirming against your registration with the breaker.

The first-generation Tucson (Mk1) ran from 2004 to 2010, and the second generation (Mk2, also known as the ix35 in many markets) followed from 2010 to 2015 — these are different platforms with different engine families, so cross-generation fitment is very unlikely even if displacement figures look similar. Your engine code is the definitive check: if the codes do not match, the engines are not the same unit. Confirm everything with the breaker against your registration before purchasing.

These are different engine codes (the 1.7 D4FD and the 1.6 CRDi unit carry separate codes), so they are not the same engine and one will not simply swap for the other regardless of the year difference. Always identify your exact engine code from your V5 or a HPI/VIN check and supply it to the breaker so they can source the correct unit. Do not go on engine size alone as Hyundai used multiple diesel units across the Mk3 generation.

Trim level on the Tucson — whether SE, SE Nav, Premium, or Premium SE — does not determine the engine; what matters is the engine code, fuel type, and gearbox type (manual or automatic). Two Tucsons in the same year with the same engine code will use the same engine unit regardless of trim, though a Premium SE may have come with a different engine option from the factory compared with a base SE, so check your own code rather than assuming by trim name. Trim affects equipment and interior specification, not the mechanical engine fitment.

A 2013 Tucson sits in the second-generation range (Mk2, 2010–2015), which in many European markets was sold as the ix35, though both nameplates were used in the UK across this period. The most useful thing you can give the breaker is your engine code from the V5 or a VIN check, along with your fuel type and whether your gearbox is manual or automatic. Year and generation help narrow things down, but the engine code is what the breaker needs to confirm the right unit.

The third-generation Tucson (Mk3) was facelifted in 2018, and while the generation runs from 2015 to 2021, Hyundai may have made changes to ancillary components, engine management, or mounting points at that facelift point. The engine code is the best starting indicator — if the codes match across that 2018 boundary, there is a stronger basis for compatibility, but whether ancillary parts and ECU pairing will also work is something you must confirm with the breaker against your specific registration. Do not assume a pre-2018 and post-2018 engine will be a fully clean swap without that check.