An economical run around
Driver's seatbelt sticking - needed WD40.
Alternator was replaced after 4 weeks since buying the car!
Very very economical!
Not as slow as I thought it would be for a 1.0.
Boot not very big.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 17th January, 2002
A pocket rocket
Boot catch broke which was my fault.
One of the headlights needed replacing.
It is very quick, and can cope with motorway speeds well.
However the 4 speed gearbox is not too good and is not too comfortable.
All in all great car and would definitely buy another citroen.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th January, 2002
A stunner at the right price
The exhaust needed replacing, but that is normal.
The clutch got replaced, because the engine had to be removed to fix something else. Can't remember what it was now.
A few other things costing about a £1000 in total.
The gearbox has always been very sticky when hot, making changes difficult.
Hate having a choke on this age of car.
This car is great to look at.
It is quick because it's very light.
It's never broken down when I've been driving it, although my sister has called the AA before, but she doesn't understand the choke.
The seats are very comfortable, and it has a large boot.
Looks nice and modern inside.
Very cheap car to run.
Look at auctions for them. Mine came from a main dealer straight to the auction with full service history.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th December, 2001
A cheap run around
Exhaust was blowing at around 30000 miles and needed a new back box.
The car is underpowered and struggles up hills.
There isn't much rear leg room.
The car's handling is quick and responsive.
The car uses very little juice, doing around 50 MPG.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 15th August, 2001
A piece of trash! Although it is very cheap...
Many things!
Gear box is a total crap.
The brake system is amazingly bad.
The car chassis is so fragile that you'll be afraid to pass over a medium road hole.
The electronics are a nightmare!
PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS!
This car is a piece of trash! Awful handling! Only the engine can be excluded from these statements. Please don't try to go fast with this piece of poor metal. My advice: try another car, and do not spend your money on a Citroen AX.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 23rd December, 2000
A cheap fun car with really good performance and bad reliability
1. Brake discs and pads at 35,000km.
2. Several repairs of the engine wiring harness - intermittent fault in all cases - really a long time was necessary for troubleshooting - some cables were found to be corroded internally.
3. Engine air intake temperature sensor faulty.
4. Engine coolant temperature sensor faulty - delivers signal to the engine control unit.
5. 2nd engine coolant temperature sensor faulty - delivers signal to the coolant temperature indicator in the instrument panel.
6. Cylinder head gasket and valve stem oil seals replaced - now the engine has no oil consumption.
7. Cooling hose between the radiator and thermostat housing damaged - marten??
8. Seized front brake calliper.
9. New bulbs in the instrument panel.
The list of things that have gone wrong is really long and spare parts are too expensive, but most repairs and servicing I made myself - that prevents me becoming poor.
A really funny car - it allows you to drive like a go-kart.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 14th November, 2000
Could burn a 1.4SR Nova no problem :)
Rear brake cylinders leaked, needed replacing with expensive parts.
Clutch went at 100,000.
Notchy gearbox.
Not good for top end speed as when I was forced into the kerb, the tyre blew and the car rolled over.
End of a wonderful AX that I had serviced the same morning!
Chris_sri@yahoo.com
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 29th September, 2000
A low performance bargain, GREAT first car!
So far, I've needed to replace the clutch and the clamps on the headlamps, but that's it over 72K!!!
Great car, runs well and costs nothing in running costs. I used £10 of fuel to travel 130+ miles!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th March, 2000
I haven't had any problems with this car yet.
I think that this is the best car you can get for the money. I have had it for 6 years now and nothing has gone wrong yet so I will drive it for the next 6 years.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 10th May, 1999
The front brake discs are too fragile. They last for only app. 10000kms.
Engine has "hiccups" but no mechanics are able to figure out why.
Many minor faults.
Good car when trouble free. Too many annoying faults. However this is a cheap car so that is to be expected.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 7th February, 1999
My '94 AX 1.1 also had those "hiccups" you told us about, and the mechanics couldn't find out what was it either...
It's not well received in Malaysia as it is branded under the name Proton Tiara (1.1GL). Lots of engine problems mostly and costly spare parts and difficulties in getting spare parts caused Proton to discontinue the model after several years from it's launch.
Also the resale value is very poor; The car worth RM 32K when new, now a 1995 model is worth RM 16,500 in Malaysia.
I had a 1989 F reg AX 1.1RE, and it also hiccuped. It was never cured and I got so annoyed driving it that it got sold after less than a year of having it.
ECU wiring loom failure. Rust around sunroof. Gearbox oil leak (driveshaft seal). Rear dampers leak.
Good reliable car, good handling, easy to drive.
Poor build quality, flimsy bodywork (it's French what do you expect!).
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st August, 1997
20th Jan 2002, 11:40
Is this a silly question? Does the AX Debut run on leaded or unleaded petrol? If only on leaded, is it possible to convert to unleaded?