2004 Citroen C2 GT 1.6

Summary:

Good on paper, but typically French

Faults:

Rear brakes squeak at low speed especially when wet and when in reverse.

The horn chooses when it does and doesn't want to work.

Locking wheel nuts are a very bad design and seem to 'round' themselves as soon as the locking wheel key is attached.

General Comments:

Good level of specification for the money. Excellent looks and performance is good.

Citroen main dealers are poor and take little care of your car e. g oil all over the carpet mats and engine bay after a service!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 27th April, 2006

28th Apr 2006, 06:40

I had to complain to Citroen about the shoddy work of its local main dealer. They intervened and removed the grease from the seats, got the damage put right and sent me a cheque after a furious letter.

Good cars, some very poor dealers, some good dealers. I couldn't cope with the continually poor service at the local Citroen dealer, so I migrated to the Suzuki brand whose dealers and service have been exemplary.

C2 is an attractive car, like most Citroens, with excellent value and economy, but patchy workshop quality. Complain or swap dealers-the other nearest dealer to me is excellent, but a long drive away.

2004 Citroen C2 VTR 1.6

Summary:

Rubbish

Faults:

Alarm sets itself off without warning after locking.

Foot brake loose & sticks if pressed too hard.

Remote locking failed.

Rear brakes scrape.

No power from engine when slowing down and setting off again quickly.

Gearbox failed completely - warning light on.

Traction control failed.

ABS failed.

Trip computer stuck.

Fuel tank lights failed.

Unknown beeping noises when setting off - dealer unable to fix.

Cabin rattles at any speed.

Unable to do a hill start due to gearbox overriding manual control and trying to set off in 3rd.

No 1st gear even in manual mode automatic takes over and changes to 2nd whether you want it to or not.

Bonnet open warning light where clock is even though it is shut - which means alarm does not work.

Gearbox numbers stuck on 0 - no idea what gear in.

All brakes had to be replaced & front suspension needed changing.

Dealer unhelpful - car has been back several times and never had all the faults fixed, still waiting for parts.

At times the car has been a death trap to drive and it should never have been returned to me until it was fixed.

General Comments:

Other than these problems car OK!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 17th March, 2006

4th Nov 2006, 10:03

Crikey mate!! You've ended up with a right lemon!! Glad to see that other than all those millions of problems that she is still a great little car!! Happy driving!!

17th Oct 2007, 06:37

C2 VTR!

Grrr.

Don't out of service - Snow mode lights up, car won't start!

Dealership had car for 5 days and charged £200+ on diagnostic checks - still not fixed...

2004 Citroen C2 VTS 1.6

Summary:

Quick, fun and cheap to run, but NOT cheaply built

Faults:

A few starting/cold running problems sorted out by a software update and having the fuel injection system cleaned out.

General Comments:

Good acceleration, great handling, good fuel economy, great to look at and cheap to insure etc. Am very happy with it.

And best of all?? No horrid sensodrive gear box!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 9th March, 2006

23rd Mar 2006, 16:03

I'm looking at buying a C2, but not sure what to get vtr or vts : (. Can you tell me the difference between the 2, sorry if this is a silly question, just want to make the right choice,

27th Dec 2006, 05:26

Well, the car is over two years old and has now covered 19k miles. So how is it? Still like new!! No loose trim, no rattles and all the gadgets still work fine.

It's needed two new front tyres, a service (that cost £180) and that's it. Very unlike the Saxo's I have had previously.

Engine has loosened up nicely now and is quieter and smoother than when I got it. In fact, my Dad liked it so much he bought one also, which has been fault free as well.

Maybe a few of the other guys on here have had bad luck, or that most people only post a review when they have a problem, but mines been great.

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