Chevrolet Spark · Engine family · 2 offered

Chevrolet Spark 1.4L four-cylinder

The LV7 - MFI, Variable Valve Timing, ALUM, GEN 1 VAR is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 1.4L four-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 72,856 VINs across 44 factory builds, and 1,005 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $10,988.

Cylinders
4
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2016–2022
Drive
FWD
Gearboxes
Automatic · Manual

◷ Updated September 30, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$10,988
Configuration price reference
1,005
On sale today with the 1.4L 4-cyl
2016–2022
Model years it was fitted
44
Factory configurations
72,856
Spark VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 1.4L 4-cyl sits in the Spark engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

1.2L 4-cyl
2013–2015
$5,995
420 on sale
1.4L 4-cyl this page
2016–2022
$10,988
1,005 on sale

2 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Spark price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Spark years got a 1.4L 4-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2022 10,711 160 8 2021 11,623 177 6 2020 16,902 214 7 2019 10,121 130 6 2018 4,455 55 6 2017 11,888 163 6 2016 7,156 106 5

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Spark report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

44 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2022

6 builds

2021

3 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

3 builds

2018

4 builds

2017

3 builds

2016

3 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 44. Every 2022 Spark build →

The 1.4L 4-cyl Spark: common questions

Which Spark years have the 1.4L 4-cyl?

2016–2022, without a break — 7 model years in our VIN decode, across 44 factory configurations and 72,856 VINs.

What does a 1.4L 4-cyl Spark cost?

$10,988 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LV7 - MFI, Variable Valve Timing, ALUM, GEN 1 VAR — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

1.4L 4-cyl Spark on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.