The MERCEDES CITAN BUYERS GUIDE | DO NOT BUY This Mercedes Benz Van without watching! 

The Renault dci 1.5 diesel engine, in 110 BHP form, is delightful - and durable. One of the nicest and most characterful engines I've experienced on any vehicle. Our courier company has several pre-2021 Citans that have done 300k+. Our best-driving Citan is a 2018 111CDI that has 345k on the clock. (Miles; not kilometres.) The Citan rides well - better than a contemporary VW Caddy. The Citan's downsides compared with a VW Caddy are that the gearbox and clutch are heavier and less pleasant to use, there's less legroom, and the overall feel of the thing is less satisfying. (Interior design isn't great on the Citan - the Caddy feels better to interact with in most respects.) A major flaw in the Citan is the ridiculously high windscreen allied to inadequate sun visors. This is also an issue on Ford Connects. In our experience, problems on the Citan tend to be related to electrical and emissions equipment. Especially beware of Citans that use AdBlue. These systems fail expensively. And we've had some shoddy service from the MB dealer.

Great little buyers guide for this van Grant.

Excellent info mate. Thanks a lot.

Very useful, thanks

Most useful. Thank you!

I had a company one for about 8 months, I put 12,000 miles on it with no problems at all.

Thanks for sharing

Scary how many recall there are one these vans lol

Does a renault kangoo have the same problems?

Not sure what milage are you reviewing, i have since new 2018 citan with 40.000km, no faults what so ever, runs perfect, i did first service in mercedes at 30.000km. Its very economical and very low taxes. Perfect for small companies.

Could you try and do a buyers guide for an M140i ?

Interior motion sensor alarms on my companies fleet of 5 have gone off every night the temperature goes below 5 degrees. Hope you have patient neighbours as there is currently no fix.

Should I buy one of these 190k miles 2013 version, 12 months MOT, and had a service done 5 months ago? its going for 3k

I have one which has injector problems 🤦‍♂️ 30k on clock Mercedes’ completely binned me off. Has not been cheap ££££

Yip I have 1 and it does the job Definite Renault feel inside

I have had my citan 5 years it had 136000 miles when I got it now it’s on 199000 miles best van I’ve had

Think I'll stick with the Peugeot Partner.

im very late to the comments but, although the recalls, why only 6/10.

Honestly a bit of a shite van - Ha done for about 18 months, body control module failure causing it not to lock and ignition barrel failure. Add to that the worst designed dash in a van I've driven, electronics don't tell you if you have a bulb out and driver computer is convoluted. Stock radio was rubbish too.

mine has 504k!

Only downside is being a Renault engine.

Prettier than Kangoo 😏

Just a rebadged Renault really

Don’t buy one the gearboxes are like chocolate . Trust me I know

Cheers mate. Very informative 👏 👌 👍