2000 Citroen Saxo VTR 1.6 petrol

Summary:

No comfort, no power

Faults:

Paint came off the front bumper at only 3 weeks old.

The coil burnt out.

Needed new bushes at only 2500 miles.

General Comments:

I think Saxo VTR's are totally rubbish, there's no comfort and the handling is crap. I certainly wouldn't buy another one even if they were only £4000 new.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 21st March, 2001

19th Apr 2001, 04:46

I totally agree with the comments above, I have a VTR and it has given me no problems, no loss of paint but loads of power... for a Insurance G7.

11th May 2001, 11:49

Too right! We've just bought a VTR and it's great. Stacks of power for its group and no paint problems at all!

Unlucky!

20th May 2001, 11:09

I have had problems with the paint on the front bumper which seems to be a common problem on the VTR/VTS.

17th Aug 2001, 08:14

Do you really think that the comments made were genuine? My opinion is that it's just some prat who thinks it's funny to add a comment cos they've just learnt to write.

1st Sep 2001, 10:26

Well I have had my Saxo since March 00 & it came with 1 years warranty. It went in more times than I can think of with so many problems... I wouldn't go as far as saying... never buy one again, but it really upsets you that once the car is sold they just don't give a damn!!

26th Oct 2002, 06:05

Fair enough if a few people have had troubles with new vtr's, all makes of car have a few new ones with small problems to start with. but in general VTR's are amazing, the handling is not rubbish, its quality, the girls love them. yes. thank you.

25th Feb 2005, 08:45

Put it this way...It's better than a punto!

2000 Citroen Saxo VTS 1.6

Summary:

A good little sports car, but shame about the built quality and dealer service

Faults:

Wind screen scratched from the wiper blade wind deflector, dealer replaced the windscreen and wiper blade.

Oil leaking from the head gasket at 3000 miles, which took the dealers 2 - 3 times to fix, but it is now starting to leak again at 8000 miles.

Petrol gauge sticking when it wants to, dealer to replace the whole unit.

Engine stalling at traffic lights after my first service, which only included an oil change. I gave the car a good run on the motorway, but I don't know whether it's solved it. The only thing I've noticed was that dealer replaced the oil to the maximum limit. Maybe this is the cause?

General Comments:

Handles really well, but you need to watch yourself.

Good miles per gallon.

Insurance could be cheaper.

Dealers should go on a training course for improving on customer service.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 19th March, 2001

2000 Citroen Saxo VTR 1.6 8v petrol

Summary:

Good car... crap build

Faults:

A leak in the boot due to the rear window not being sealed properly at the factory. That was fixed but then the dealer didn't dry the back seat fully. That was changed... OK now.

Annoying vibration from the transmission when accelerating in all gears except first. When I lift off it stops. Dealer says it's a characteristic of the sports suspension... right... I have a Friday afternoon car!!!

General Comments:

Pretty quick, but I'm used to the power already.

The extra 10% power in the model I have doesn't really make a difference.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 28th February, 2001

2000 Citroen Saxo VTS 1.6 petrol

Summary:

A good introduction into the world of performance cars

Faults:

Faulty sensor in the air bag unit - repaired 3 times!

Very annoying squeak from the cabin, can't be traced by the dealer (who doesn't really want to know).

General Comments:

Handles very well when driven hard.

Quick 0-60, but runs out of power at 100+, needs more top end.

Tickover seems very rough.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 2nd February, 2001

2000 Citroen Saxo VTS 1.6 16v petrol

Summary:

Superb hot hatch that does have build problems...

Faults:

First Saxo VTS in April 1998 started pouring smoke from the exhaust and losing power - fuel injection probe changed by the dealer and problem was sorted.

Also false alarming due to faulty internal sensors - fixed after 3 visits and 2 dealers. New Saxo VTS (Nov 2000) has the same problem and is due to be fixed.

New VTS resonates through the pedals and front footwells when a gear change is necessary - can anyone help - Citroen are at a loss and review_9414 has the same problem, but sounds more severe.

cw@freedomcity.com

General Comments:

I would buy another VTS any day of the week because it is compact, well designed and incredibly fast.

The dealers are disappointing though and do not seem able to (or want to) fix electrical or mechanical problems that they do not recognise or think are important.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 31st January, 2001

1st Feb 2001, 15:14

From my own experience with a few Citroens and a few Citroen dealers in various countries, I think Citroen have a serious workshop quality problem.

In my case, problems are only fixed properly when I diagnose them myself. In other words, I have to tell them what to do, and then they will fix it to my full satisfaction. It is an attitude problem, not a lack of ability.

8th Feb 2001, 10:07

The low rumbling vibration noise that came from my VTS, has been diagnosed from the exhaust downpipe, apparently Citoen had changed the design to this on X reg models onward, I am now waiting for an alternative replacement pipe to be fitted, which the dealer had to order.

19th Apr 2001, 16:39

I also had terrible resonance through the foot pedals at high speed, this was diagnosed as the front tires being incorrectly balanced at the factory from new.

I got both front tires re-balanced, now it's perfect, no vibrations.

18th Aug 2001, 15:57

If you're having problems with dealers it may be worth checking out an independent Citroen specialist. They rely on people being satisfied with their work otherwise customers don't go back and they go bust. Dealers are only interested in selling cars as that is where the profits are for them.

20th Sep 2001, 16:52

I'm having the same problem with my alarm. It seems to go off whenever it likes. Did you eventually resolve this??? and was this covered under warranty???