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SEAT León

1999 – today

SEAT León

The SEAT León has been on sale since 1999. In that time it has had 7 generations or facelifts: León I (1M) (1999), León II (1P) (2005), León II (1P) restyling (2009), León III (5F) (2012), León III (5F) restyling (2016), León IV (KL) (2020) and León IV (KL) restyling (2024).

Move has 144 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and CNG engines, from 68 to 310 hp. 131 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a SEAT León, you can send them to complete it.

Years1999 – today
Generations7
Versions with specs144
Photos14

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Generation by generation

1999

León I (1M)

1999 – 2005

  • 14 versions
  • 68–224 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 11 with service schedule
  • Code 1M
2005

León II (1P)

2005 – 2009

  • 17 versions
  • 86–241 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 13 with service schedule
  • Code 1P
2009

León II (1P) restyling

2009 – 2012

  • 23 versions
  • 86–265 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 17 with service schedule
  • Code 1P
2012

León III (5F)

2012 – 2016

  • 36 versions
  • 86–290 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • CNG
  • 36 with service schedule
  • Code 5F
2016

León III (5F) restyling

2016 – 2020

  • 35 versions
  • 90–310 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • CNG
  • 35 with service schedule
  • Code 5F
2020

León IV (KL)

2020 – 2024

  • 12 versions
  • 90–204 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • CNG
  • 12 with service schedule
  • Code KL
2024

León IV (KL) restyling

On sale

2024 – today

  • 7 versions
  • 115–204 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 7 with service schedule
  • Code KL

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