Currently thinking to get either 1.... Cerato or Elantra.
In terms of
1.part price
2.part availability
3.car durability
4.service price

Which 1 is better to buy? Cant afford japan car , second hand still so expensive...


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How much are both of these?

Around rm33k-42k... Both price around therr depending on year and cc .

Cerato.... iinm this cerato in the pic is a gen newer than the elantra in the picture

Either one is a fine choice. But if I were in your shoe, I would always pick the higher cc of any model, i.e 1.8l for Elantra or 2.0l for Cerato. The torque available from higher engine capacity is very useful in urban driving. Don't be surprised if higher cc engine model doesn't mean significant higher FC, coz when the car moves better, driver tends not to stomp as hard on the accelerator.

both is the same on parts, price, service. parts is available not an issue.
cerato and elantra do share some parts too.

better get higher cc other than 1.6.
these are heavy cars and 1.6 doesn't save that much fuel compared to 1.8 or 2.0

im elantra 1.8 owner, not much complaint / major issue other than wear & tear. replaced the whole cooling system hoses and engine gasket due to previous owner fill in tap water into the coolant.

both are actually the same car sharing most of the same mechanical parts.
you can search shoppee for their parts and will realise tht it is the same.
So they will have the same common issues as well such as premature failure of aircond compressor. other than that, not much problem with it.

If second hand I vote for cerato.. I'm cerato owner and never regretted buying it.. but compare with my friend Elantra same year, cerato interior aged better cause more soft touch material instead of plastic.. his interior plastic colour faded and full of scratches.. but also depends on how well owners maintain the car la

Currently looking for used car as my first car, and Kia Cerato is on my list due to the current price(resale value) which is significantly lower than Toyota and Honda counterparts.

Appreciate if any Kia Cerato owners can shed some light on the fuel consumption, wear and tear parts, potential problems in the car and parts availability.

Thanks in advance

1st batch cerato 2.0 2013 owner here. still serve me well, spare parts and servicing quite cheap (not SC).

if can , find the 2.0. you'll enjoy it.

advice from a potato couch:
kia cerato.

Korean brands not much maintenance.

Myself still using the Sorento G1 from 2004 as a daily driver. Go anywhere also easy be it flood or roadblocks. Plus, no one steals a Sorento. Not worth the effort due to super low RV.

Just went to test drive both.. overall mayb will go with cerato, the exterior looks can tahan another 5-10 years la for me. Interior got soft touch plastic lagi.. Elantra exterior nice, but interior for me abit pening, and the air cond position, it will inly blow ur body part, face tak kena because air cond position abit low.

Whats the common problem for cerato? Macam my myvi commom problem will be brake less grip, air cond not really cool.

So far from what I know is steering coupling, side mirror gear.
For my car steering coupling claimed under warranty during 5th year.

Steering really light & a bit vague. Need to be careful when driving fast


Motorised side mirror a bit sensitive, prone to rosak. The gears was the problem

The facelifted elantra have relocated the air cond vent to the side of head unit rather than the bottom. Year 2014 or 2015 onward if I'm not mistaken.

Am driving a 2012 Hyundai Elantra, it's underpowered 1.6 engine but still sufficient for day to day city drive. Maintenance wise is ok, have changed many parts over the years there's OEM brand for certain parts so it's not expensive.

Yah ... Just realized 2015 onward the air cond moved to higher position.

So far is there any problems on engine, gearbox or compressor?