2013 Vauxhall Corsa Energy 1.2 16v petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Text book transport
Faults:
Nothing but servicing and new brake pads and tyres. Suspension has a noise at rear, will have it looked at soon, might be the exhaust rattle also. Engine rocker cover gasket has started to leak, but no big deal to fix if I wanted to.
General Comments:
The Corsa will never be anything exciting, especially in basic specs, but this car has been reliable and surprisingly comfortable, and provided me with good transport over the last few years, and is as cheap as it gets.
1.2 16v petrol engine is slow, but is very economical. No need for diesel in a car this small in my opinion, the smaller petrol engines are also more reliable. At worst it has done 40 mpg on shorter drives, but regularly gets close to 50 mpg on longer drives.
Despite the poor performance the car is otherwise OK to drive, very quiet and refined and smooth about town. On motorways it is a little noisy however.
Seats are comfortable. Energy spec is nothing fancy, but my car has electric front windows, air con, alloy wheels, aux jack for phone/mp3 player, all the modern essentials.
Boot/hatch space is nothing special, but it is a small car, cannot expect more.
If you just want basic transport, check out the Corsa. Anything from 2010 onwards is going to be modern enough and cheap to run.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 17th July, 2023