Vauxhall Zafira (05 on) - Review

Review by David Ross on
Last Updated: 23 September 2009
The original Zafira revolutionised the people carrier market with it's clever seating, spacious interior and plenty of family-friendly features. Vauxhall has carried these strengths on to this model but added sharper styling, improved build quality and refinement too. There are plenty of neat features such as storage boxes in the roof, keyless entry and an optional panoramic glass roof but compared to newer people carrier the Zafira is limited in its flexibility and the once class-leading Flex7 now seems clumsy and awkward. It's also not great to drive, however it is spacious and there's a huge range of engines and trims on offer. In early 2008 it was tweaked slightly with some styling changes and improved levels of standard equipment.
3.5 out of 5

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Company Car Costs

P11D Value

The price of the car excluding road tax and first registration fee. This is used to calculate company car tax.

CO2 g/km

The carbon dioxide emissions of the car, which decides the company car tax band into which the car falls.

BIK Band

The percentage band used to calculate company car tax, determined by CO2 emissions of the car.

20% Tax / 40% Tax

The annual amount of company car tax payable based on the drivers income tax level, either at the basic rate or the higher rate.

Exclusiv

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.7 CDTi Exclusiv (125bhp) 5d

£20,840

134

18%

£750

£1,500

£750

£1,500

1.6i (115bhp) Exclusiv Nav 5d

£19,090

157

15%

£572

£1,145

£572

£1,145

1.8i Exclusiv Nav 5d

£19,830

168

15%

£595

£1,190

£595

£1,190

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Exclusiv Nav (110bhp) 5d

£21,340

134

18%

£768

£1,536

£768

£1,536

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Exclusiv Nav (125bhp) 5d

£21,590

134

18%

£777

£1,554

£777

£1,554

1.6i (115bhp) Exclusiv 5d

£18,340

157

15%

£550

£1,100

£550

£1,100

1.8i Exclusiv 5d

£19,080

168

15%

£572

£1,144

£572

£1,144

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Exclusiv (110bhp) 5d

£20,590

134

18%

£741

£1,482

£741

£1,482

Excite

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.6i (115bhp) Excite 5d

£20,580

157

15%

£617

£1,234

£617

£1,234

1.8i Excite 5d

£21,320

168

15%

£639

£1,279

£639

£1,279

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Excite (110bhp) 5d

£22,820

134

18%

£821

£1,643

£821

£1,643

Design

2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014
Model P11D Value CO2 g/km BIK Band 20% Tax 40% Tax 20% Tax 40% Tax

1.7 CDTi Design (125bhp) 5d

£24,575

134

18%

£884

£1,769

£884

£1,769

1.6i (115bhp) Design Nav 5d

£22,835

157

15%

£685

£1,370

£685

£1,370

1.8i Design Nav 5d

£23,575

168

15%

£707

£1,414

£707

£1,414

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Design Nav (110bhp) 5d

£25,075

134

18%

£902

£1,805

£902

£1,805

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Design Nav (125bhp) 5d

£25,325

134

18%

£911

£1,823

£911

£1,823

1.6i (115bhp) Design 5d

£22,085

157

15%

£662

£1,325

£662

£1,325

1.8i Design 5d

£22,825

168

15%

£684

£1,369

£684

£1,369

1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Design (110bhp) 5d

£24,325

134

18%

£875

£1,751

£875

£1,751