Model directory 
Lada: common problems and service schedules by model
60 verified faults across 6 models, from Brimly's Vehicle Knowledge Base — each checked by a human before publication. Below is every Lada model with its most serious known faults; open one for its problems by generation, the mileage they appear at and its service schedule.
- Granta Watch for:
- Timing belt: catastrophic only on the 16v (interference)
- Thin paint, early corrosion and interior rattles
- Vesta Watch for:
- 1.8 (21179) oil consumption — much reduced but worth watching
- Suspension wear on rough roads
- Largus Watch for:
- Timing belt: bent valves on the K4M / VAZ engines
- Clutch cable stretch (JR5 gearbox, Renault-engined cars)
- Niva Legend Watch for:
- Early and widespread body corrosion
- Overheating in slow traffic
- Niva Travel Watch for:
- Overheating and a marginal cooling system
- Early body corrosion
- XRAY Watch for:
- Timing belt: bent valves on the VAZ engines
- 1.8 (21179) high oil consumption
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