Faults:

I'm paying a lot of money for fuel.

One liter = 7.5 kilometers; is that normal? My friends they said about their cars: one liter = 13.0 kilometers.

They told me to change the oxygen sensor, but it doesn't work.

I would like to know what should I test to make it better?

General Comments:

It's great car. I like it too much. I think in the future I will buy another one from the same company.

I like Renault cars; it's very comfortable.

Faults:

One of the tail lights went off at 200 miles - replaced under warranty.

The catalytic converter failed at 6000 miles - the part was delivered faulty from the factory according to the service people. Replaced under warranty.

The overheat warning light came on at 10000 miles - service mistakenly left the fan's electric connector disconnected.

General Comments:

I've been driving this car for over one year, so I think I'm qualified enough to evaluate it.

First of all, I think it's a pretty decent little car with low running costs. The car's performance is satisfactory considering it has a tiny engine.

Handling is better than I thought. The car rides very smooth on highway. Shock absorbers work nice on bumpy roads. Stability at high speeds is very satisfactory. The top speed I reached was 140 mph and the car was still stable. Car doesn't take much noise inside the cabin, until you hit 80 mph.

The trunk capacity is far from small for a super mini.

Safety stats were a big buying point for me.

Fuel economy is phenomenal for a gasoline car. I get about 35 MPG in city and 45-50 highway..

I like the design of the car. Being an aerospace engineer, I consider myself meticulous about the car's design, largely about aerodynamic performance, drag coefficients etc. But I think Renault designers did a really nice work on Clio's front end design.

Despite the car being considered overall good, it still has some negative points: There's no sign of comfort in the back seats. Long uphills become a pain shortly; a 1.2 liter engine is no good for mountain climbs.

Although it has a few drawbacks, I like this car and am completely satisfied with it.

Faults:

Hiya, my more or less brand new last of the old new shape clio's has developed a rather mysterious fault, the problem first manifested on the outside lane of the m4 (at 80mph) the car developed a splutter and the revs and throttle jammed at 3,000rpm this was a bit of a hairy issue as it occured in rush hour traffic.. try coasting through 2 lanes of lorries with no power! The oil light disappeared then occasionally flickered up with either 0 2 or 4 bars (normal) at this point I wondered if it was an overheating problem, why don't Renault or manufacturers on the whole sell an overdrive kit!? I was however able to restart the car and limp to my destination braking revving and dipping the clutch at the same time is bloody awkward though! Later the car completely cut out on me and refused to restart, it in my humble opinion seems/ed to be fuel starvation, but this is different from the nightmarish situation that occured on the motorway! I've still got to try the Renault dealer, that's tomorows job. Though reading these posts should I just blow the car up?? Its only 6months old!!

Will.