Cheap Vauxhall Agila Throttle Body

Yes, petrol variants of the Agila do have a throttle body, as they use a conventionally throttled petrol engine. However, if your Agila is diesel — the 1.3 CDTi engine that appeared in later models — it does not use a throttle body in the conventional sense, as diesel engines control power through fuel delivery rather than air throttling. Make sure you know your fuel type before searching, and check your V5 or a VIN lookup to confirm your exact engine.

The Agila ran across two distinct generations: the Agila A (2000–2004) and the Agila B (2004–2008), which was a different platform co-developed with Suzuki. These two generations used different engine families, so a throttle body from an Agila A is very unlikely to fit an Agila B. Always match by engine code — found on your V5 or via a VIN check — and confirm the specific part number with the breaker before purchasing.

Trim level makes no difference to throttle body fitment on the Agila — Club, Design, Expression, and any other trim badge all share the same mechanical components as long as the engine code matches. The throttle body follows the engine, not the trim, so focus on getting the right engine code rather than worrying about which trim the donor car was. Your breaker will match by engine code, so have that ready when you request quotes.

In most cases the throttle body itself is the same regardless of whether the car has a manual or automatic gearbox, since it sits on the intake side of the engine. However, engine management calibration can differ between transmission types on some applications, so it is worth confirming with the breaker that the donor car's gearbox type matched yours, particularly if you are concerned about ECU compatibility. Whether the unit requires coding or pairing to your vehicle's ECU is something you should confirm with a specialist or the breaker against your registration.

2004 sits at the changeover point between the Agila A (2000–2004) and the Agila B (2004–2008), so a 2004 donor car could be either generation depending on when in the year it was built. If both cars share the same engine code you may have a match, but given the platform change around that year, confirm the exact engine code on both vehicles and check the part number directly with the breaker before buying.

Within the Agila B (2004–2008) petrol range, fitment is primarily driven by engine code rather than year alone, so another Agila B 1.2 with the same engine code is your best starting point. There can be ancillary or mounting detail changes within a production run that are hard to verify without checking the specific part, so ask the breaker to confirm the donor vehicle's registration or engine code matches yours before agreeing a purchase. Never assume year-for-year fitment without that engine code check.