Faults:

Failures in ABS/ESP sensors (especially rear axle) and errors in the crankshaft or camshaft sensor, causing emergency modes.

Oil leaks, especially in the 2.3 engine which is the one this van has.

Jerking when cold in the Hi-Matic automatic transmission.

AdBlue blockages.

Terrible, practically nonexistent, after-sales service. If you live in Australia and own an Iveco vehicle, you're better off living in or near a large city.

General Comments:

Like almost every Daily (I drove several before this one, older models), it's strong, reliable and fit for purpose.

The IVECO Dailys are commercial vehicles, make no mistake. They are not trying to be cars or luxury people-movers, they are designed to work. But having said that, they are still comfortable vehicles to drive and have all the safety features you’d expect from a European vehicle.

The Daily models that came out after 2023 are focused on comfort, driveability and safety, and although subtle, they were nonetheless significant. Firstly, the driver got a new seat, and it’s a beauty. It’s a suspension seat with memory foam and a higher headrest.

I didn’t have a complaint about the comfort level in the Daily. The seat is adjustable for the weight of the driver and also has a handy adjustable armrest for those long trips.

The steering is now electric rather than hydraulic. It’s direct and beautifully weighted for highway driving. However, if you’re in the tight stuff in the city or doing a lot of manoeuvring, you can hit the “City” button on the top of the dash to put the steering into City mode and that makes it significantly lighter.

The van has Iveco's smallest engine, the 2.3-liter turbodiesel with 136 hp. Despite not being large due to the van's size, I can't complain about its performance (you can easily drive on the highway at over 140-150 km/h without breaking a sweat). Fuel consumption is also surprisingly low, just over 10 liters per 100 km in normal driving (less than a Falcon or a Commodore!).

The interior offers a good mixture of comfort and functionality, the seats are great! The seating position is upright, as you’d expect with a van, but there is plenty of room to move around and a large footwell so you can easily get comfortable.

The view from the driver’s seat is great. The windows are big and the wing and rear-view mirrors give a broad view behind. The short snub nose is hardly visible from the seat and the extremities are easy to judge. There is also a rear camera for parking.

Back in the load space, the Daily is all business. The load area is accessed by a big sliding door on the left-hand side and wide barn doors at the rear, so loading by forklift would not be a problem.

It's certainly not one of the cheapest vans on the market, but it is one of the largest and most spacious. While the Daily, like any good Iveco, had a reputation for being truck-vans, this one is quite the opposite. Enormous, but it feels like you're driving a car.

Faults:

Oil loss, problems with the electronic ignition.

Too heavy and not very agile to drive in the city.

Rust begins to be a problem as the years go by.

General Comments:

The van is reliable, the engine is very solid, the chassis is resistant and one of the best for a heavy van made to work.

It goes very well on the road and handles well, but it is quite rough to drive around the city.

For the use I give it, I am satisfied, it is made to work and has given me good results. It has not caused any major problems, and I really hope to have it for several more years, it is a van that is made to last as long as possible.