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Opel Vectra

🇩🇪 Germany ·1988–2010· sedan / hatchback / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Opel Vectra C: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Opel Vectra B: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Opel Vectra A: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. 1992 Opel Vectra A 1.8 (15497994005) (cropped): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1994 Opel Vectra hatchback 1.6i (51238557630) (2): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1995 Holden Vectra 2.0 GLS: NZ Car Freak· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 1995 Opel Vectra 1.8i GLS (cropped): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 16v GLS (cropped): Kieran White· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1999 Holden Vectra (JS) CD sedan (2015-05-28): OSX· Public domain
  10. 10. 1999 Holden Vectra (JS II) GL Olympic Edition sedan (2015-06-18) 02: OSX· Public domain
  11. 11. 2001 Vauxhall Vectra Club 1.8 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 12. 2001 Vauxhall Vectra SRI 130 DTi 2.2 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Opel Vectra C, photo 1 of 12
1/12· Opel Vectra C Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 252 hptop version
  • efficiency 153 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 7,499 in NL#238 most common
  • price € 25.981new, 2009
  • weight 1,397 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1988–2010
body
sedan, hatchback, estate / wagon
engine
1.6 L–2.5 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
56–252 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,397 kg
fuel use
5.8–10.6 L/100 km
CO₂
153–257 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
€ 30.678

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

7,499 are registered in the Netherlands today, #238 of all models. Most common build year: 2006 (892 cars).

19882010

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 2,879 Vectras from 2006–2009, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2006€ 33.814
  • 2007€ 32.842
  • 2008€ 32.080
  • 2009€ 25.981
names it's registered under (30)
  • Vectra 2,312
  • Vectra Station Wagon 1,186
  • Vectra-C 966
  • Vectra-B 923
  • Vectra-C-CC 568
  • Vectra-B-Caravan 260
  • Vectra-C-Station Wagon 242
  • Vectra-B-CC 210
  • Vectra C1.6NZ U9 138
  • Vectra C1.8NZ U9 93
  • Vectra C1.8NZ E2 92
  • Vectra X1.6SZ E2 55
  • Vectra E1.8NVR S6 42
  • Vectra C1.6NZ Hatchback U9 36
  • Vectra C1.8NZ Hatchback E2 32
  • Vectra C1.6NZ E2 32
  • Vectra 1.7D 29
  • Vectra C1.8NZ Aut. E2 24
  • Vectra C1.8NZ Hatchback U9 23
  • Vectra 2000 C2.0XE U9 23
  • Vectra C2.0NE E2 19
  • Vectra C2.5XE Automatic E2 17
  • Vectra 1.7D Hatchback 17
  • Vectra C2.0NE U9 16
  • Vectra C1.7DT 15
  • Vectra E1.8NVR Hatchback S6 9
  • Vectra GT C2.0NE U9 9
  • Vectra X1.6SZ Hatchback E2 9
  • Vectra C1.8NZ Aut. U9 8
  • Vectra E1.6NZ S6 8

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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