Faults:

I have had the brake light switch fail twice, which left the brake lights permanently on. When the part was not available, the dealer managed a quick fix to keep me going.

A hit and run truck took off the whole of the drivers side whilst parked but the repair by the dealer was excellent.

General Comments:

Being a 1.4 petrol vehicle, it is economical to use, insure & tax in the UK.

I do not expect the car to be fantastically quick but it will cruise at high speed on the motorway all day and the superb handling allows high speed to be maintained through bends.

The only petty issue I have is that it would have been nice to have a light in the glove compartment as the rest of the car has great attention to detail.

Faults:

Front passenger seat flipper failed after 3 months.

General Comments:

Great car, reliable and comfortable.

A bit slow on pickup and up hills, but it is only a 1.1. Very confident on motorways and around town.

Dealers a bit awkward, in 3 times for the seat repair. 1st for diagnosis (1 day), 2nd for fault finding, faulty part had to be ordered from France despite the 206 being built in the UK (5 days in garage to find this out), 3rd time for part fitting (1 morning in the garage).

Faults:

The power steering fluid leaked when the car was about 3 months old. It was sent back to the service centre for repair and is now alright.

Paint work is weak, it comes off easily.

Some idiot actually personalised my car with his name on it - with a light scratch! (not the car's fault)

General Comments:

Pick up speed is slow.

Generally good things come in small packages, and the 206 is one of them.

Faults:

Had a squeaky fan belt, dealer took 4 attempts to find and fix it.

The power steering went, but was repaired without hassle.

General Comments:

Have put some larger 195, 16" wheels on the car which has dramatically improved the handling. As a result it's great fun for only a 1.4i.

The interior is in my opinion unbeatable for design and quality.

Rivals, the Polo and Saxo, have much to learn from the 206.

Faults:

Nothing, although I only had it for a couple of months.

General Comments:

I loved the car, very comfortable and fairly nippy, it was a company car and I think I would have bought one if they hadn't become a bit over popular in England!

Faults:

Power steering pump noisy, making a grinding sound normally associated with cars half-way through their lives.

Engine managment failures abounded, revs soaring at junctions (fortunately), complete loss of power on other occasions. Fixed partially by the dealer.

Starting difficulties experienced. Dealer suggested applying 'a bit of throttle'. Fuel injection systems appropriate fuel/air ratios according to conditions - have built-in automated fire-up procedure.

Suspension developed a rattle at three thousand miles ('that's what happens'). Friend discovered loose anti-roll bars.

By then it had all been too much. My previous Fiat had lasted five years with less hassle.

General Comments:

Comfortable.

Car handles and performs quite well.

The dealers are money-grabbing, offering very poor levels of service, telling non-truths or covering up as far as possible.

Complete complacency within and amongst.

Reliability shabby.

Numerous faults, unacceptable of a most definitely professionally engineered world consumer product.

Reform needed.