To provide a functional component for a vehicle with small outside dimensions and enabling the free setting of the installation position of a measuring means.

This functional component for the vehicle comprises the measuring means 13 for measuring characteristic values for controlling the vehicle, an operation part 11 operated based on the characteristics measured by the measuring means 13, and a housing supporting the operating part 11. The electric wiring 15 of the measuring means 13 is formed by insert-molding in the housing 10 of the operation part 11.