Mitsubishi Carisma Hatchback 2003

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  • Economy

    Value

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Absolutely dire, major problems from beginning to end and value plummeted like a stone.

    Costs

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Dire, new fuel pump, air bag sensor.... I could go on but I won't.

  • On the road

    Driving

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Comfortable to drive, did quite a few long journeys with no problems.

    Performance

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Fine when it went, but that wasn't often.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Worst car I have ever owned. Usual GDI engine mess requiring constant attention.

    Image

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Wish I had bought what I went out to buy - A Nissan or a VW or a Skoda. I now own an Almera and it hasn't put a foot wrong, learnt the hard way.

    Comfort

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Found the car comfortable, even on long journeys.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Er, nobody would nick one.

    Service

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Vincents Yeovil - Rubbish. Like wading through treacle dealing with this lot.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Where do I start? Throttle body cleaned upteen times, replaced. Fuel pump replaced, airbag sensor changed, O2 sensor changed and finally I gave up when told it needed basically an engine rebuild/decoke.

    Other

    DON'T BUY ONE, EVER! Even Mitsubishi have discontinued production having raved about how wonderful their GDI engine is. Pity they didn't think to recall all of these awful cars and replace the engines having duped the public into buying them.

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    No

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    No