1999 Daewoo Matiz SE+ from UK and Ireland - Comments

Loads!!

Condensation in headlights, side lights, brake lights etc.

Alloy's corroded.

CD Player broke - overheating.

Brake problems - this car has had a nightmare problem with the brakes, they are forever squeaking and rattling. The car sounds like a tin of nails when you go over a bump, the dealer (Seafield, Edinburgh) says that this is normal!

Driver's seat material has worn away in 9000 miles, drivers mats have broken - lasted about 10 miles and the clips snapped off.

The rear anti roll bar fell off when the car was towed! - "not the dealers problem, not interested whatsoever".

The stereo is good (when it works) but the speakers are very poor and I would prefer to rip some speakers out a set of walkie talkies and stick them to the dashboard.

Oil leaks etc...

This car is a nightmare, I loved the car at first, but now that the dealer is acting like a prat I would never buy from the poor name of Daewoo. It may be cheap but is it worth all that hassle? e.g. 9 weeks for a headlight unit?

I think your experience with the car is very isolated as I own a Matiz and I have not had a single problem. My dealer was also helpful when needed.

I can't understand how you give 9/10 to reliability and 5/10 for performance? This little car (800cc) can reach 100mph!

A Matiz owner.

Your's seems to be a isolated case. Maybe you just got a bad model as I have had one since 1999 and have had NO problems whatsoever. The dealers have been rather slow in providing service..as in the car is never ready on the time promised but they have been very helpfull and friendly.

As for performance, the car is gr8. You can't expect a 796 cc car to perform like a 1500 c.c. model. Among 796cc engine powerplants, this one moves like a rocket!!

I have just purchased a matiz se plus and have found it to be a great little car. It looks sporty and has plenty of room inside. The speed is irrelevant as if you wanted to go faster then you would buy a bigger engine car with a higher insurance group. My friends think it is great and already two of them are looking at buying a matiz in the future. Service was great in Swansea. So well done Daewoo keep up the good work. This car does everything that it was designed to do and a whole lot more.

I too had a Matiz new in Nov 1998, but it kept giving problems and breaking down. I loved it at first, but got totally fed up with it due to reliability. Traded it in for a Rover Mini which is MUCH better.

I'm with the people who have had problems with the dealerships. Those of you who haven't, well, lucky you! I liked the car when I bought it, but it's strange how things seemed to start going wrong when the warranty ran out! And do I push my car like it's a Ferrari? No, I'm just a middle aged advanced motorist who is sick and tired of being fobbed off by a second rate company. And it's no better now it's Chevrolet.

I am a nineteen year old university student. I have very recently passed my driving test and have purchased a second hand daewoo matiz 2004 model, this has proved a joy.

The garage we bought the second hand model from has been wonderfully fastidious, this has resulted in a brilliant first car. I have nothing but praise for the 800cc matiz se.

I have also found that the 800cc engine has lloed me to be insured for less than one thousand pounds, phenomenal!

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I have had lots of problems. Everything breaks

but I do LOVE the car :(