Faults:

The undercover came loose after a year.

The valves broke at the valve seats; serious engine repair bill > €1500.

General Comments:

Has no torque pulling performance, as it struggles when going uphill.

Faults:

Paint on the outside mirrors became opaque (the original colour was bright red)

General Comments:

Excellent for price and quality. Runs fast, is stable, needs a bit more fuel than my previous Uno from Fiat, but runs so much better! I do not understand why it is impossible to open the trunk with an inside button though, you need the key every time.

Faults:

Just little frustrating niggles. It's got a strange momentary gear whine at cold startup from brand-new (never looked after by that tragic dealer).

Trim rattles here and there.

It has recently developed a slight ticking at low speed (calipers need adjusting I suspect).

MUST exchange the timing belt, it has visible little cracks!!

The suspensions are noisy on the bumpy bits, pretty disturbing.

Paintwork (solid white) is nothing special.

Lacks a bit of rear legroom. Interiors not as versatile as a Renault Twingo, but much better built.

Ford CVT (CTX) is sometimes a bit jerky from standstill, that's the most irritating thing. For the rest it's a darling. Could be quicker at the lights, though.

General Comments:

Local Ford dealer hasty & nasty, inefficient and utterly incompetent.

They told me they can't fix the gearbox if it goes wrong (!), left the car with NO petrol when I picked it up first time so I was stranded in the middle of the high street 5 minutes later, and many more bad service episodes.

The boys at the garage can't just understand why I bought it auto. I told them to drive one in the rush-hour traffic for a week. Fools and ignorant. Never again a Ford.