Vauxhall Zafira (1999 - 2005) 1.6 Design 5d Owner Review

1.6 Design 5d

03 January 2017

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In their own words

Fantastic car. Only gripe was with Vauxhall themselves, I took my car to Germany for a long period and it required a 'european certificate of conformity' (yes the Germans are stupid about paperwork) and Vauxhall wanted more to print it out than the Germans wanted to 'test it' at the TUV.... Vauxhall wanted 200 quid for a piece of paper they legally should have supplied. I would buy another ... if I ever need to... touch wood at near 240k I have no reason to think I ever will!

How reliable do you find the car?

Windscreen wiper stuck once, easy swap from scrapyard EGR valve once, very easy swap from scrapyard Had to replace the front anti roll bar drop links... 4 nuts and 20 minutes. Nothing else in near 240k miles, personally I think that is bloody good! 5 stars because it has (touch wood) never once actually broke down.

Does the car do everything you expected it to do?

Fuel economy is ridiculously high... ok, if I floor it I get only 190 miles from a tank but when I drive it sensibly I get high 40s to the gallon... high 40s in a huge 7 seater. When filled up with a full 7 people it still behaves well and holds everyone in comfort (as long as they dont need a lot of luggage) With no one else in the load space for hauling things rivals most vans.

How they rated it
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5.0
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5.0
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5.0
Dave Hitchman recommends this car