Opel Zafira 2005

2005 Opel Zafira: what owners report

• The EGR valve is the most-reported fault among French Zafira B owners on almost every CDTI diesel, with the alternator and particulate filter close behind on the 1.9 CDTI; ADAC logs EGR breakdowns on all 2005–2014 registrations.2005–2014
• ADAC records about 48–53 breakdowns per 1,000 cars for 2005–2008 Zafira B registrations, easing to about 24 for 2014 cars.2005–2014
• ADAC calls gearbox damage frequent on the Zafira B, especially manuals, and French owners of the 1.7 CDTI report gearbox faults repeatedly.2005–2014
• An Irish press report says several Zafira B cars in Europe and the UK, and one in Cork, caught fire; Opel blamed faulty repairs or wrong parts in the ventilation and recalled Irish cars with manual or no air conditioning.2005–2014