Citroën Berlingo Multispace (08 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 17 March 2010
Spacious, practical and brimming with family-friendly features, the Berlingo Multispace is a five-seat people carrier for buyers on a budget. It sits between the cheaper Xsara Picasso and stylish C4 Picasso in the Citroen range but, unlike its predecessor, is no longer based on a van. Instead it uses car underpinnings is comfortable and surprisingly good to drive as a result. Citroën has included even more clever and practical features but although it is more sophisticated than before, some no-frills evidence creeps through in the lower specification models which only have basic safety features.
3.5 out of 5

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Safety

The Berlingo Multispace scored a reasonable four stars out of five for occupant protection in official European crash tests. Although twin front airbags are standard, customers have to pay extra for side and curtain airbags (although side airbags are standard on the top XTR model). Electronic stability control is offered as an option on VTR and XTR models but isn't available on VT cars.

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  • Adult Occupant Rating

    4 out of 5

  • Child Protection Rating

    4 out of 5

  • Pedestrian Test Rating

    2 out of 5
3.5 out of 5

Reliability

The Multispace should be mechanically robust, although there are more electronic features available in this version of the Berlingo. Most of the features are also fitted to other Citroën models and should prove generally reliable, but they may be seen as more items that could go wrong.

Car check problem points

Body

No problems reported.

Engine/Gearbox

No problems reported.

Other

No problems reported.