Faults:

Clutch release bearing went.

Front suspension mounts rusted thru like they were sheet metal.

Car was running on 3 cylinders a lot of the time.

Noisy engine.

Some dash lights were not working, and the dash made big noises.

General Comments:

Not a very good car. Badly made, slow, unsafe, bad handling and loud noises coming from everywhere.

One thing is it's comfy and cheap to insure, and that's it!

I recommend you look over it properly before you buy.

It's not far off 2CV territory to be honest.

Faults:

Not a single thing ever went wrong with the car. Its engine was as solid as possible, and amazingly economical. The car had similar cabin space to that of the Bluebirds, however my Bluebird was a petrol, so the economy made up for anything it lacked in size.

General Comments:

The cars handling was amazing, despite the diesel engine.

Economy was astounding, when the tank was full the car seemed to go on forever.

I loved it to bits.

Unfortunately I was forced to sell it when it was hit from behind. I actually drove the car like normal for over 5 days after the accident, despite the entire chassis being bent. The car still handled well.

Faults:

Boot lock broke - my fault.

CV boot leaking at 33k.

Dash lights dim.

Heater knob broke ay 33k.

General Comments:

Bought off an old lady; only 28k from new!

Travel 300-600 miles a week. It never lets me down!

A bit cramped inside, but does the job.

Noisy when drove over 60mph.

Heaters are very good.

Very nippy for a 1.0.

Insurance very cheap.

Highly recommended for someone with a tight budget, or a learner, or as a second car.

I would buy another one of these cars. I would like a GT or GTI next, as they're rapid!

Anything brakes, and you can just go down your local breakers!

Faults:

Oil leak, speed cable not working, dash bulb gone. Passenger seat keeps coming loose

General Comments:

The car is nippy and fun I really enjoy it, it is my first car and an ideal one to,. only thing is its whit so it hard to maintain. Petrol is cheap for it.g.

General Comments:

I bought an AX 1.4 diesel (Debut model) new in June 1994 - first new car I had ever owned. I was looking for a small economical car which would transport me from Kent to Berkshire every day on a long motorway commute.

Over the ten years I have owned the car, I've had very few big problems (usual consumables are easy to get hold of and relatively cheap). The main unusual problem I had was the boot lid hinges snapping (three sets of replacement hinges requiring welding in position on a thin part of the bodyshell!)

More recently, the alternator failed (but it was 8 years old and there was about 140,000 miles on the clock!)

In short, the car has been excellent and has never let me down in a decade of being thrashed along the outside lane of the motorway. This may have been partly down to sticking religiously to the 6,000 mile service intervals (which these days is quite a short interval). I also found that the car was very comfortable - unexpected, but then I never travelled in the back seats which are probably not all that!

Recently, I have replaced it, but with a Renault. It probably would have been another Citroen, but I was stunned by the appalling service I received from my local dealer. I was refused a test drive despite having made an appointment because they had "sold the demonstrator" and was then told "I'm afraid we can't let you test drive a car on the forecourt". No reason was given for this, and despite assurances, they never contacted me to inform me when the new demonstrator was available.

Still, I have fond memories of the AX, and was genuinely sad to part with it.