Everything wrong with my brand new 'Replacement' Citroen Ami! 

Please don't apologise for saving me £8000. I think you are justified in everything you say. C'mon Citroen this is not acceptable in any way, shape or form!

That almost feels like they have sourced one of the first really bad builds that someone else returned and are trying to fob you off with it.

Citroen would be getting this back. And a request for a full refund on my payment. This build quality reminds me of French cars from the 1970s

You must be so disappointed after all the hassle getting the old Ami replaced. Aim this one back straight away. Trading standards might be worth a call.

Stellantis is also marketing this car badged as an Opel and it will shortly be launched as a Fiat as well. I’m sure any future Opel or Fiat customers will be equally unhappy with the build quality. A more serious issue is the safety of these quadricycles. They may be ok in 20mph/30kph urban centres but anywhere else you’re mixing with fast vans, etc. in a flimsy structure with no airbags, no crash protection and poor handling ( one group of testers nearly overturned one going round a tight corner)

People: The Yugo and the Trabant are horrible Citroen: You dare challenge me, mortal?

This is what happens when you buy a tupperware box on wheels.

I have heard that citroen employed stevie wonder and ray charles to check over the Ami's before they were sent out to the customers,my they did a good job 😂😂😂😂

Looks almost like a prototype.

You mention taking your daughter to nursery, but consider what the NCAP safety rating will be for this vehicle. The Renault Zoe received zero stars, so this will probably get a minus rating!

That's absolutely shocking, but even if it was a good one, I certainly wouldn't be putting a child of mine in it!

I feel for you mate, take it back and tell them to shove it, it's terrible!It looks like it would explode in an accident, no way would that protect you as it should in an accident, how on earth did it get through crash testing?

ive seen chinese ev mini trucks with better build quality

Return it under the Sale of Goods act. The dealer will protest and make it really hard but persist. I had two new poorly screwed together Citroens about 13 years ago and fought on both. The brand new Peugeot 208 GTI had 14k of warranty claims as well. Just dig your heels in and dump the ami back at the dealers.

I'd say you were over charged by around £7000. Even the paint looks like rattle can primer.

Reject it! Get a refund.

Sorry to hear about your troubles. We got ours a few months ago. When ordered, it was meant to be £6k. The bump-up to £8k upon launch was disappointing. Still went ahead but, to be clear, this is not an £8k vehicle!!! It's a £4k piece of kit in my opinion. We don't have the quality issues you have but I have had nightmares on uphills in cold weather. I bought the car accepting the 28mph top speed. But when battery is cold in winter.... the power only lets me get up to 15-20mph on steeper inclines. Verging on dangerously slow. For me, this is the greatest flaw...amongst the niggles this kind of car comes with. For some reason - still love it. Can't explain why.

I'm rejecting my Ami Vibe full stop, it is a shame as it was absolutely ideal for my morning and evening commute to and from work. I last heard from Citroen several weeks ago and now they seem to be ignoring my emails, best of luck with yours

I can’t believe you’d transport your daughter in that POS 😟

Even a Tesla would be shocked!!!

As MR HUBNUT would say that's French

The welding looks like it's been done by a 1st year apprentice in his first week of training. Maybe it's time for Citroen to move production back to Europe, maybe in a country of Eastern Europe who seem to produce better quality products

Autocar report this week that Fiat are bringing back the Topolino, based on the Ami. It won't be coming to UK as it has open sides, and whilst it looks really nice, I'm reminded of the phrase: " you can't polish a turd".

Get a refund and buy a Toyota... You won't regret it!

Poor build quality on a Citroen. Who knew...

I hope that Citroen see this film. It's been enough to put me off as being a customer...

That is some shocking welding, you'd be a fool to accept this "car".

Wow... I'd be rejecting it. Where was this one made, and is there more than one assembly plant?

I would have regected it even before leaving the show room. Just the lump in the bodywork would be enough for me to have walked away. The welding would have said get your money back and run.

It's a citroen, what do you expect!

The roof problems alone is enough to reject this one

You did save my dad from buying this. Also your Ami also has a missing weld I see. The one top back right.

Disgraceful Car. How can Citroen let that out of their factory. There are 13 year old's making better projects in a school shed!

Anthony you dont work for citroen as a salesman do you ,because your sales techniques are a little suspect !😅

I have to agree those welds are shocking and beyond words. They look like someone's first attempts at welding rather than those of an international first world car manufacturer. Franky I do not understand why you persist in trying to get an Ami supplied to you which is up to standard, it is clear they are ALL crap and that's just how they are. The quality of assembly is more like that of a plastic portaloo (like those that are hired for events, etc) than a car. You will never get a good one as there is clearly zero quality control at the point of manufacture. If they gave you 10 Amis to choose from you wouldn't be happy as they will ALL have faults. (It's a bit like the well known monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the complete works of William Shakespeare. Getting a good Ami is in the same realm of probability, or possibly even less likely.) You will never win this battle. If you can't live with the faults (I certainly couldn't) then reject it and get a different make of car. A secondhand car a couple of years old for the same value would be a much better bet. You'd also be able to get something that goes faster than 28mph and is not in grey primer!

You get what you pay for....There is a reason why people tell you about their Smart or others...And there's a reason there is an 8000 pound difference.

I would return that utter pos quality car, you can get something much nicer,safer and practical for £8k or however much it costs, this looks like if the Chinese made a knock off version.

Hi I had a Citroën van and it was the worst for bodywork and engine I have ever had Citroën aways built car cheap, remember the Citroën 2 cv nothings changed, but there cheaper than say a Ford , the saying comes in Pay for what you get

Those weldings are terrible. It is like a DIY project from a wannabe welder. Where are those “cars” made?

Isn’t there an old joke about never buying a French car, British food or German fashion.

Just be glad you didn't spent £80000 on a Tesla.... that is even worse :)

Glad I cancelled mine... 😢

Well its a french car what do you expect ,but honestly just buy a decent second hand real car vs this toy

You cannot expect quality from a vehicle made by cheap labor in Morocco.

Im shocked at the fit and finish of the Ami. Does it rattle when you're driving it? Because if the panels flex so much when stationary i would expect more problems

Better off buying a ten year old Honda or Toyota for that money ..that's an egg carton with an motor..wouldn't like to be in an accident in it

That thing looks bloody dangerous, the poor build quality is the least of its problems. Imagine having an accident in it.

Why do people buy these things you might as well but a electric scooter.

You give us the feeling it is a little "pur"...🤣🤣🤣 I'd be back to where it came from with it in a second, and tell them to shuv'it.....

Good that you can get the old one back, would be good to compare differences, perhaps the old one was not so bad afterall? I guess the cars on the production line are mostly assembled by humans, it is inevitable that there are variations in build quality between cars, maybe Citroen should consider selling these as kits for home assembly and then time can be taken to get everything properly aligned & fitted. That welding is dreadful, I reckon I could do better than that! I suppose Morocco is not noted for its car building industry, so they are having to learn new skills, probably paying the labour peanuts & you know what they say about that! The design & concept is brilliant, just the execution that is poor, good luck with getting your old car back.

Citroen Amish ;) You better buy a good electric scooter

Lol French golf cart build quality

Honestly mate, I've seen better built cornflake boxes. Hope you get sorted out with a better built version.

Build quality would be unacceptable from a no-name Chinese clone-of-a-clone, let alone a product from a mainstream manufacturer.

Holy moly Citroen, this is apalling. I know nothing of welding except that any professional would be ashamed to call that their work. Thanks for the vid, how disappointing for you.

The best citroen is a Toyota or Honda. 👍🏻

Apprentice Friday special

That’s a horrible car. Just horrible.

Why do people buy Citroens???

I am not surprised that the Ami is bad - Citroen quality is bad any way and they clearly don’t care about this car. I know they are “cheap” but they should be of merchantable quality. You clearly like a quirky car - why not ditch that and spend the same money on a 2CV? Really fun to drive, if you are concerned about the environment well they are truly economical and having been built years ago the pollution associated with their construction is many years in the past. And everyone will smile at you!!!

Never understood this vehicle. It's small and designed to drive around the city and easy to park. I had an old petrol powered ford Ka, which could do all that and it was better built, could drive over 50mph, had a stereo, comfy seats and had crumple zones. I don't mean to sound disrespectful to you, I just think the ami, it's a bit of a novelty, there are much more practical ways of getting around for short distances.

20 years ago you could buy a new Renault Twingo for the price of these plastic turds. The finish was not top notch but decent and considering how well they age with some care, the quality is much higher than these things, and they can go up to 95 mph and are far more practical vehicles… For the price they’re charging Stellantis should be ashamed!

Sorry I really don’t understand You bought a Citroen and You are disappointed with it- what did You expect?

No safety rating and it's classed as a Quadricycle. I wouldn't take my lunch in it let alone a child. It's a coffin on wheels.

8000 buys you a NICE used car.

There shouldnt be such a thing as Friday cars ,,, but this looks like a Friday afternoon car

I'd feel safer in a Sinclair C5

Has this car been in a accident?

I should have commented before, it reminds me of my kids Little Tikes Cozy Coupe !

Most of the troubles in that car seem to stem from a terrible hand welded frame. Beggars belief it would be that bad.

It should be called a turd

I reviewed the Citroen Ami recently and it was alarming. It felt as though priorities were misplaced

Reject immediately

How about known issue about water ingress to interior from wet road. Is there any improvement at least in this point ?

That car looks shocking, I'm more impressed with your volvo ❤

It’s designed for a French 15 year old. I wouldn’t put a French Poodle in it. It’s a shame that people like us trust a large corporation like Citron, I have learned a good lesson today. You’ve done well to get shot of it.

Why didn’t you get the far better build Carver S+ at the same price. Also a way more capable vehicle.

I admire your persistence with this hateful little car. Take it back and call it a day. Citroen could not give a dam about your issues. I would not carry a bag a grocery's around in one of those, let alone precious cargo like me family. Bin the bloody thing and look for something better build, and importantly fit for purpose and SAFE!!!!

That build quality is dreadful - your dealer should have rejected it back to Citroen and never given to you, although saying that it's pretty clear the haven't even PDI'd it properly going by the empty washer bottle with the lid off. I'd reject it straight away and put in a formal complaint to you dealer's head office about the condition.

That is shocking. I didn't realise they were just a box steel frame inside, I thought they had a proper interior and roof lining.

Roll over refurb.

You obviously didn't check it then

The normal development of a car is that just before they cease production the very best example’s leave the production. They keep on developing and adjust to reach perfection. Not here I guess! 🤔

I wonder if this is cost cutting or just refurbished one?

Thats absolutely shocking and sorry for your disappointment and thank you for saving me a lot of money. Best of luck.

Looks like someone has lifted it up on a two post lift in the wrong place and bent part of the frame up hence the hump in the floor, this would explain all the Misalignment on that side crawl under and have a look. My opinion on these overpriced cheap city cars made from recycled plastic and thin flimsy thin walled box section steel only tacked together,is they should not be allowed on the road do they have an European n cap rating I don't know, the government put so much pressure on car manufacturers to go green so they come up with crap like this class it as a quadracycle so they can dodge all of the safety loopholes. You would do better on a bicycle with a trailor. These things are not for me will stick with my car and my bicycle,good luck getting that swapped again.

Latest news coming from Citroen ami team ,the quality control issues have got so bad that even the labradors are walking out in disgust 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What did Citroen say about this?

we have one as third car for my son. We had in the past 40 years ago a citroen 2cv . We have the same fun feeling in the AMI. And of course it’s not a Lexus but we look at it as a fun way of modern transport which protects you against rain and wind. upon now after 7 months not one problem . Look at it as an electrified motorcycle who protects you against the rain and enjoy the fun.

how dare you insult a 12yr old like that. they would do a way better job.

Google finds: "As of March 2023, the Citroën Ami has not been crash tested by Euro NCAP. The Ami is a quadricycle, not a car, and therefore it does not have to meet the increasingly rigorous safety standards that new cars have to pass. Designed for inner-city commuting only, this vehicle does not come with airbags or any safety assistance tech. The manufacturer markets the car as a safer mode of transport when compared to e-bikes and e-scooters, rather than comparing it to larger city cars."

I can't believe this vehicle is in production. You've been overcharged by £7,500. This actually meets safety standards for a crash test? I wouldn't let it loose on a golf course.

i just don't understand why would anyone want to buy that crap just a simple picture how it looks outside you can see it's a cheap crap for these Money you can get few years old car but it will be a CAR NOT a TOY made by KIDS

Id buy this as a hobby car. First thing Id take it apart and rebuild it, could be reasonably decent then! £8k buys an excellent 500 by the way and mway friendly.

It is certainly bad. In this age of robotic welding to get that level of "workmanship" - still, Who knew that the french/citroen built bad cars !

That is the worst welding I've ever seen. Looks like they gave a MIG to a three year old and told them to have a go.

Its a shame. The practicality is so evident when in town parking is the way it is. I park my Mercedes super yacht wagon and walk quite far whereas this would put me in the town center easily. But not if its falling apart new.

Citroen always was a excellent engineering and SHITTY quality.

Wishing someone can explain plastic car panel can really lower cost comparing with steel panel.

Citroen is owned by Peugeot that says it all about the build quality. Take it back and get your money back