Absolutely love this car. Best high performance car ever. 
Lets hear from the 2002s
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 37
Likes: 1
I have a 2002 Coupe I bought new. It has close to 120k on it. Aside from normal maintenance items (brakes, tires, etc), I had to replace the EBCM, headlight gears, and resv tank. Otherwise it's held up well. It's important to note I also have Kooks headers, high flow cats, Corsa exhaust and 4.10 gears. All mods were done at around 50k so they have also held up very well. I'd have to say I've been happy with the durability of the car.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 119
Likes: 3
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,620
Likes: 81
From: Florence SC
St. Jude Donor '12
My 02 Vert has 21K miles on her with no major issues. Drivers side window/door lock sticks on occasion but thats it. Only scratches on it are from the previous slack owner. Not a DD though.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 647
Likes: 2
From: Keystone, I.T.
Let's see, where to begin? Bought the car used three years ago this month. It's an A4 vert. In order of occurance: replaced tires, HVAC display repair, new accessory belt tensioner, new battery, new transmission at 87,000 miles, EBCM repaired, new oil pressure sender, tires again and 4 wheel alignment, new water pump, new belts & hoses, left rear CV boot (replaced whole assembly). Just got back from a trip to Kansas Saturday (550 mile round trip) and car rolled over 92,500 miles. Will be doing plugs/wires soon. Sometimes memory mirrors go nuts and I have to readjust. Finding non ethinol tainted fuel here in Oklahoma is getting easier. Three stations here in town now as opposed to only one three months ago. Thought something was wrong when it started getting only 26.5 mpg until I discovered they were passing ethinol off as real gas. It's back to 28.5 mpg with the real stuff. Still get that feeling when I crank up the engine and go. Especially when the weathers good and I put the top down. My only question is "how do some of you drive your cars so little"? 
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,439
Likes: 0
From: Phoenix Arizona
My rear hatch has the dreaded paint bubbling syndrome. There are several threads, including mine, about this problem. I am working with a dealer and GM to get it replaced at no charge...it is a $1400 repair otherwise. My right door lock failed at 9K miles and was repaired out of warranty as a "Dealer courtesy"
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,046
Likes: 324
From: Lynnwood Washington
Bought March 2008 from the original owner with 28,000 miles. Column lock recall, replaced original battery and repaired a non working power door lock and thats it since it was new. I'm watching for the left rear axle leak that I understand is inevitable. I love this car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,021
Likes: 133
From: Conejo Valley CA
'02 Z here with 45K on the clock. OK, here we go:
1. Rear Differential leak - to be expected. Repaired by Forum members razor2430 and gairno.
2. HVAC actuator door failure - repaired by dealer
3. Gas sending units failure (both tanks) - sadly to be expected, repaired by dealer... now I have accurate gas gauges again!!
4. HVAC blower stopped - corroded connector - repaired by me
5. Door lock problem - famous bakersfield thread - repaired by me thanks to bakersfield
6. Driver side door panel complete loss of power - fixed by me thanks to helpful forum members!
Despite these issues, I love this car and I am totally obsessed with it. Car is currently out getting facelift. Comes back this Saturday,
1. Rear Differential leak - to be expected. Repaired by Forum members razor2430 and gairno.
2. HVAC actuator door failure - repaired by dealer
3. Gas sending units failure (both tanks) - sadly to be expected, repaired by dealer... now I have accurate gas gauges again!!
4. HVAC blower stopped - corroded connector - repaired by me
5. Door lock problem - famous bakersfield thread - repaired by me thanks to bakersfield
6. Driver side door panel complete loss of power - fixed by me thanks to helpful forum members!
Despite these issues, I love this car and I am totally obsessed with it. Car is currently out getting facelift. Comes back this Saturday,
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,384
Likes: 87
From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
I had many of the common problems early on:
Diff seal leak, headlight gear change, EBCM change, door lock control module bad, dead battery. Apart from the battery mostly fixed under warranty.
For the last 2 years its been nearly perfect apart from a nuisance active handling problem (I need to replace the SWPS).
Overall not bad at all especially for a high performance sports car.
Diff seal leak, headlight gear change, EBCM change, door lock control module bad, dead battery. Apart from the battery mostly fixed under warranty.
For the last 2 years its been nearly perfect apart from a nuisance active handling problem (I need to replace the SWPS).
Overall not bad at all especially for a high performance sports car.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,298
Likes: 0
From: Chicago IL
I had an 02 before I mad the awful mistake of trading it in for a C6. Anyways when I traded it in it had 75xxx miles on it. Even at those miles the car was strong. Only issues was the headlight motor and the ac bulb went dim. Strong car!!