2019 Opel Corsa problems

The 2019 Opel Corsa was sold with 2 engines that we have documented: the 1.3 Multijet and the 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec. All of them have serious faults that affect the cars of that year. The safest option is the 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec (verdict “With caution”). Outside the engine, 6 documented faults affect 2019 cars, such as badly manufactured steering rack (2017 campaign).

Our score goes from 5.8 in 2018 to 5.5 in 2019. No longer affected by: early engine failure from a cracked piston (1.4 Turbo), whistling, loss of power and turbocharger wear (1.4 Turbo) and coolant leak from the water pump or thermostat housing (1.4 Turbo). Starts to be affected by: seatbelts that stick when pulled out or retracted (2019 campaign) (rest of the car).

According to our score, the best are 2018 and 2017 (5.8/10). The year with the worst score is 2014 (5.2/10). Each year's score counts only the engines sold that year and the faults that affect those cars.

The most important ones documented for 2019 cars are: timing chain stretch and tensioner failure (1.3 Multijet, critical severity), timing chain stretch and breakage (1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec, critical severity), badly manufactured steering rack (2017 campaign) (steering, critical severity), defective curtain airbags (airbags and safety, critical severity) and defective handbrake ratchet mechanism (brakes, critical severity).