Faults:

Needed new clutch, and a new exhaust... but these are just consumables...

General Comments:

Astonishing Japanese built engine, and the design (this car is basically Japanese). Okay it's not the best on motorways... and is a bit tinny... BUT it is seriously economical, both tax and petrol, cost of running is low (it has a camchain you know). Easy to work on AND because of the great rear 'hatch' design - you can carry 3m length of pipe, wood etc etc. This car has worked out as a fantastic 'van'. Most hatches will not allow you to legally/safely carry 3m stuff, but this will.

My ONLY complaints are I think it needs a bit more comfortable seat for 5 hours sits and needs a bit more sound proofing... but is it getting old though.

Faults:

Manufacturer recall to fix brake pedal failure.

Replacement throttle pedal, which should have been a warranty repair, but which we had to pay for (7100km).

New fuel pump (approx £425) required at 9500km.

Fuel gauge now not working (9500km).

General Comments:

Small, uncomfortable, underpowered, and makes a good shopping cart.

Economical, but it needs to be to finance the repairs quoted above.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Had my C1 Code for approx 9 months now. It's great on petrol, and cheap to insure.

It's nippy round town and easy to park.

It's looks small from outside, but for a car of its size, it is quite roomy inside.

All in all, it is a fantastic little car. I have no problems with water getting into the footwell, like some people have reported with their cars, and I go through our local car wash every week.

There is a little bit of road noise from the tyres, but that's to be expected from a small car in the cheaper price bracket. Mine has electric windows, air con, alloy wheels etc.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Brakes are not as good as they can be, but it is cheap to run and practical. Holds its value.

Faults:

Starter motor.

General Comments:

This car was purchased to teach my daughter to drive. It has been brilliant, the only problem is I can't get it back!

Fuel economy has been brilliant, 57 average, & I have achieved 72mpg on a long run down to Devon at 65 ish, but loaded.

The service from my dealer from the time of purchase to servicing & a starter replacement recently has been excellent, so good in fact that I am writing to the MD. I had better service than from my Jaguar dealer.

The car for what I paid, £6600, 5dr Vibe with mud flaps & door rubber protectors, has been fantastic & fun to drive & park. It's so nippy it's unbelievable.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong so far, though engine more mechanically noisy than you'd expect for a new design, maybe due in part to minimal sound deadening.

General Comments:

Don't confuse low cost with excellent value! Although the C1 is generally the cheapest of the C1/107Aygo family, it is very spartan inside, especially in Vibe trim. That said there is nothing missing that you actually miss after a while and less gizmos means less to go wrong.

Ride is surprisingly firm, but enjoyable unless you prefer a very soft chassis. Engine is keen, though not particularly torquey even taking it's capacity into account. A 1994 1.0l Polo I drove recently felt much more gutsy at the bottom end for example.

Economy is quite incredible, never had under 60mpg, and a recent tankful consisting almost completely of slow (55mph) cruising returned just over 70mpg. 65mpg quite normal for longer journeys. With diesel over 12p/litre more expensive now, small petrols like this make most sense if the pennies are tight.

Servicing is expensive full stop. 10k intervals and they're no cheaper than any other car, expect £180 from a main dealer.

Bizarre recommendation from dealers to use a mineral 15W-40 oil. No obvious reasons, though other similar Toyota/Daihatsu engines have been known to start using oil fairly early (40k) so this maybe an admission of potential oil consumption problems, time will tell.