Chevrolet Optra Forum : “most complaints about this car?”

Safety is not very good.The Daewoo Lanos on which platform the Optra is based earned an appaling 2 stars out of 5 in Euro NCAP crash tests.It is especially dangerous to have a side impact in.I hope you like your cars with a little "character" ;-).

Apart from that, there's a recall on 2004 and 2005 model about the daytime running light module which may catch fire.

Mechanically speaking, the engine is tough.There are problems with the wiring in general and mine for example needs a new coil pack.Also the brakes are made of cardboard.They fade during city driving and you need to replace the pads more often than other cars.

Apart from that, while the fit and finish is several steps above what GM used to do in the Cavalier etc... some parts are rather flimsy.The gas filler door lever inside the car rusts away in winter conditions and it's easily broken.I've had mine for 5 years now and that's all the problem that I have to report.