2018 Ford C-MAX Grand 1.5 turbo diesel

Summary:

Undecided

Faults:

* One tyre pressure warning (nothing).

* Lambda sensor replaced at 19000.

General Comments:

A lease car from my wife's company. Pretty basic version with the smallest diesel engine (95 HP), "Trend" execution which means not a lot of options available on the car. It drives well though, the small diesel is surprisingly quick off the mark... a lot quicker than my old Scenic. Another good point: the excellent gear box and the sharp steering.

On the downside however, the seats are less comfy than the 2008 Renault. There's also less clever touches, likes stowaway boxes e.g. under the seats, etc. The dashboard looks very 90's and nowhere near the Renault's clear instrumentation. In general also a bit less roomy than the Renault.

Not sure if I'm gonna buy it from the company after 4 years, especially now with the lambda sensor failing after only 19.000 km. Will wait and see.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 18th December, 2019

23rd Dec 2019, 15:51

Other cars I've owned or driven:

* No review (Peugeot 205)

* http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/peugeot/305/1981/ (Peugeot 305)

* No review (Peugeot 405)

* No review (Opel Kadet)

* http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/toyota/carina/1997/page-3/#r47794 (Toyota Carina)

* http://www.carsurvey.org/review_109913.html (Renault Grand Scenic)

* http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/renault/captur/ (Renault Captur)

* http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/ford/c-max/ (Ford Cmax)

9th Jan 2020, 00:59

Thank you for your reviews; if only more people used this site and wrote about their experiences.

20th Feb 2022, 17:47

Update @55.000 km: check engine light on. Turns out to be a faulty particulate filter needing replacement, including sensor. Costly affair at 1400 euro, luckily covered by the leasing company.

24th Oct 2022, 21:29

That is lucky. I would hate to personally own one of these cars, reliability nightmare. My neighbour had one and never stopped telling me stories about how bad these cars are. Not Ford's finest hour.

30th Oct 2022, 08:56

Update @71.000 km: lambda probe faulty again and replaced, 559 EUR. Although I really like the way this car drives, I don't think we'll be buying it next year when the lease expires. Too many problems with diesel & filters caused by too harsh regulations.

18th Nov 2022, 15:03

Surely the later C-MAX is an improvement on the earlier Focus C-MAX?