Opel Combo E problems (2018–today)

The only engine of the Opel Combo E that we have documented, the 1.5 BlueHDi, has high or critical severity faults in the versions it is fitted to. Our verdict depends on the version: «Buy» for 1.5 BlueHDi with 8 mm chain (from February 2023); «With caution» for 1.5 BlueHDi 75-130 with 7 mm chain (October 2017 - January 2023). Outside the engine, the Opel Combo E shares a platform with the Citroën Berlingo III and the Peugeot Rifter, and shares with them safety campaigns over the passenger seat belt and the engine undershield. Steering linkage problems in 2019-2020 and handbrake problems have also been documented, without a campaign number of their own, along with a specific campaign for versions with a 4x4 transfer case over the risk of the rear wheels locking.

Outside the engine, the Opel Combo E shares a platform with the Citroën Berlingo III and the Peugeot Rifter, and shares with them safety campaigns over the passenger seat belt and the engine undershield. Steering linkage problems in 2019-2020 and handbrake problems have also been documented, without a campaign number of their own, along with a specific campaign for versions with a 4x4 transfer case over the risk of the rear wheels locking. The most important documented faults are: front passenger seat belt with reduced effectiveness (airbags and safety, critical severity), the engine undershield can trap material (fire risk) (bodywork and interior, high severity), damaged steering linkage (track rods), with loss of stability (steering, high severity) and handbrake mechanism failure (brakes, high severity).^[7][8][9]

The most important by severity and frequency, on the engines we have documented, are: wear and breakage of the 7 mm chain between the camshafts (1.5 BlueHDi, critical severity), adBlue tank and pump failure (1.5 BlueHDi, medium severity), seizure of the high-pressure pump and injection system (1.5 BlueHDi, high severity), diesel leak at the common rail (2026 recall) (1.5 BlueHDi, critical severity) and water pump sprocket slipping and belt misalignment (2026 recall) (1.5 BlueHDi, high severity).

According to our rating by year, the best is 2024 (10.0/10); the worst rated is 2018 (3.9/10). Each year's rating counts only the engines sold that year and the faults that affect those units: open each year to see what changes.

Yes: we have documented 4 campaigns for the Opel Combo E, such as 4x4 transfer case oil seal replacement (2024). Check with your VIN at the official service centre whether yours has been done.