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Opel Meriva

The small MPV, and the second generation is worth its own page for one reason: the FlexDoors rear-hinged back doors, which are unique in this catalogue and bring their own latch, wiring-loom and door-module faults that no other Opel shares. Mechanically it is a Corsa underneath in the first generation and an Astra-derived platform in the second, so those are where the powertrain information lives. The 1.7 CDTi at family mileage carries the usual EGR and particulate-filter pattern.

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Opel Meriva
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Generations

  • A 2003–2010

    A Corsa underneath in an MPV body — the simpler of the two and conventional throughout.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    GM Gamma
    Engines
    • 1.4 petrol — Z14XEP · petrol · 66 kW (89 hp) · 125 Nm (92 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 petrol — petrol
    • 1.8 petrol — Z18XE · petrol · 92 kW (123 hp) · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft)
    • 1.3 CDTi — diesel · 55 kW (74 hp) · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft)
    • 1.7 CDTi — diesel · 74–92 kW (99–123 hp) · 260–280 Nm (192–207 lb-ft)
    • 1.0 — Z10XEP · petrol · 44 kW (59 hp) · 88 Nm (65 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 turbo OPC — A16LER · petrol · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · Easytronic automated manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • B 2010–2017

    The FlexDoors generation — rear-hinged back doors with latch, loom and module faults nothing else in the range shares.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    GM Gamma II
    Engines
    • 1.4 turbo — petrol · 88–103 kW (118–138 hp) · 175–200 Nm (129–148 lb-ft)
    • 1.4 petrol — petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 130 Nm (96 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 petrol — petrol
    • 1.4 turbo LPG — LPG bi-fuel · 88 kW (118 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)
    • 1.3 CDTi — diesel · 70 kW (94 hp) · 180 Nm (133 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 CDTi — diesel · 70–100 kW (94–134 hp) · 280–320 Nm (207–236 lb-ft)
    • 1.7 CDTi — diesel · 74–96 kW (99–129 hp) · 260–300 Nm (192–221 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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