09 2.0d4d Tr Review

[Blizzard95]

Hi,

Whats the general opinion on these.

MPG

Reliability

What to watch out for.

Going to look at one with 75000miles.

Thanks

[Heidfirst]

Hi,

HonestJohn's RealMPG says 49mpg for the saloon & 47 mpg for the Tourer.

As a rule, very.

Cracking of the front doors at the checkstrap.

The potential for failure of the EPB actuator (to be fair this seems very rare but out of warranty is a £1000 fix).

If built before the end of February 2009 the possibility of head/head gasket issues (again very rare but very expensive out of warranty) - supposedly after that fixed by changes.

[Konrad C]

The EPB is normally reliable. Just slow compared to old fashion handbrake.

The worst thing about the Mk3 is no hatchback. The other bad thing is the motoring journalist call the car boring, as there is no real criticism of the car. Reliability is good.

Scott mentioned the diesel head gasket issue, not heard much about transmission problems.

It all depends how it was cared for and driven.

[Blizzard95]

Thanks for the replies,

i wonder how can i know if the car was built after February 2009?

[Devon Aygo]

Thanks for the replies,

i wonder how can i know if the car was built after February 2009?

PM the chassis number and i will check