Faults:

Dash panel readings would disappear until dash top slapped, when all readings would re-appear. Needs a new dash panel, and the quote is £250 plus 1hr labour to fit.

General Comments:

Handles OK, but slow with a poor top speed and cruise.

Faults:

The head gasket went 2 weeks after the warranty ran out at 52,000 miles.

The clutch went at 70,000 miles.

Cd's get stuck often.

There is a problem with the electrics.

The boot won't open.

The power steering gets heavier as time goes on.

General Comments:

Thank goodness this isn't my car, but instead my sisters'. This thing has been in the garage so many times it's put me off Citroen's for life.

She had a Renault Megane for 3 years and it had never developed a problem, but with her second child on the way she decided she needed a bigger car. It was either the Scenic or Picasso; as the Picasso was cheaper she went for that.

The styling is good and it's comfortable to drive and be a passenger in, but the reliability is questionable.

Two weeks after the warranty ran out the head gasket went costing her £500. A year later the clutch went costing her £400; There have been other problems such as the brake lights stopped working for no apparent reason and occasionally the cd player wont play cd's. Also the boot takes some hard work to get into - often a few minutes of constant lifting before it will open!! It often takes a few attempts to start; when it came to having new discs and pads it seems that one of the rear brakes was stuck on due to inadequate brake fluid distribution.

We recently ran over a trainer that was in the middle of the road for some reason and it broke the heat shield on the exhaust!!!! I dont know why!

She took the car to Citroen to have it serviced and they charged £100 for the pleasure. They refused however to stamp the book as it turned out this service was in fact only an oil change and the proper service was £700.

This just worries you; how long will the car last? It's got 92000 miles on it; how many will it have left? We checked the trade in price and it currently stands at around the £1600 mark.

I like the car, but the build quality isn't great so I would just be wary.

Hope this helps.

Faults:

Soon after one service, it developed a loud metallic noise at high speed, but this turned out to be the oil filler cap, which had been dropped into the engine compartment by the mechanic and not recovered. It was in the garage 3 times before the cause was discovered.

Other than this, absolutely nothing has gone wrong.

General Comments:

This has been the most reliable and cheap to run car I have ever had. I have had at least 15 cars, including several company cars.

Fuel economy is at its best with a light foot, and it's worth knowing that when your foot comes off the throttle, consumption is zero.

It is deceptively powerful with plenty of torque, though sometimes overtaking needs a bit of forward planning.

Faults:

So far all is well, except a rather noticeable creaking from somewhere in the front O/S drive shaft area when reversing, then moving forward, needs investigation under warranty.

General Comments:

A very roomy and comfortable, quiet car. We bought it to transport our family of 2 adults and 2 growing teenagers, and it seems to be everything we wanted, and more.

Comments were made elsewhere on this site about soft seats, rolling on cornering and a CD/ radio system that needs upgrading, but we have found nothing wrong in any of those areas.