Before you buy a used Opel Frontera B.
Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.
The essentials.
- 2 documented, sourced faults across its 2 engines.
- That is not much data: if no other faults show up here, it does not mean it has none.
- They all depend on the equipment or the production date: ask what this car has.
- We have no official recalls on record for this model; ask anyway, with the chassis number (VIN).
- According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.
Typical faults by engine
The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.
2.2 / 3.2 V6
Petrol
- Frontera B intermittent instrument-cluster failureElectrical and electronic systems
- Period mentioned
- Repairer-sheet period/subversions stated in each assignment.
- Mileage mentioned
- The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Only Frontera B U99 2000–02/2004 within the C3 table 08/1998–02/2004, with an instrument cluster from that family and the symptom diagnosed. The table in the chart does not restrict by fuel; its diesel pump lines are not used.
2.2 DTI
Diesel
- Frontera B hard starting from pump-connection leaksPowertrain and engine management
- Period mentioned
- Bulletin-specific period and equipment stated in each assignment.
- Mileage mentioned
- The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Only Frontera B built 2000–2001 within the HELLA sheet 1999–2001, X22DTH/Y22DTH engine; confirm the engine code.
Which engine has the fewest documented faults?
| Engine | Documented faults |
|---|---|
| 2.2 / 3.2 V6Petrol | 11 with conditions |
| 2.2 DTIDiesel | 11 with conditions |
According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.
We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.
Official recalls: ask before you pay
We have no official recalls on record for this model. Our list is not complete: ask anyway, with the chassis number.
- Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
- Ask an official Opel dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
- Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
On the test drive: what to look and listen for
Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.
0 of 2 checked
Electrical and electronic systems
Look out for: Intermittent total instrument-cluster loss or malfunction.
Ask them to check: Confirm Frontera B U99 and cluster reference; have a garage diagnose power, connections and cluster before repair or replacement.
Powertrain and engine management
Look out for: The source describes the risk stated under cause; it does not document DTCs or additional advance symptoms.
Ask them to check: Check leakage and air ingress; replace copper seals at pump connections under the workshop procedure.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.
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