Opel Vectra 2003

2003 Opel Vectra: what owners report

• Alternator and fuel pump failures are the recurring breakdown causes in German ADAC data for Vectra C cars from 2002 to 2008; 15 of 18 Polish owners responding confirm alternator trouble on early cars.2002–2008
• According to a press summary of the 2018 German TÜV report, the main inspection defects on the Vectra C are tired springs and dampers and failing exhausts, with occasional steering joint and oil leak findings.2002–2008
• ADAC rates the Vectra C as less reliable than average, with roughly 45-48 breakdowns per 1,000 cars for 2002-2005 registrations and fewer for 2006-2007.2002–2007
• Polish owners score reliability lowest of all rated categories and the only one below 4 out of 5, yet 82% of the 933 raters say they would buy a Vectra C again.2002–2008