Dacia Jogger SUV 1.6 HEV Extreme 5dr Auto Owner Review

The car has been reliable so far, the only thing that has failed is the A/C after one year - not good. The system developed a leak and all the gas leaked out, but it was all covered on warranty. Dacia Customer Services are reasonable at best, however.

We do not used the third row of seats as we have dogs. These seats can be removed easily and quickly. They are not like the old school 'jump-seats' which are only suitable for kids. Adults can use these seats in reasonable comfort. There is a fair bit of hard plastics in the cabin but remember you are in a budget-type vehicle. The car is fairly well screwed together though, unlike the Predecessor, the Dacia Logan - which was very poor in comparison. Dacia seem to have FINALLY moved on in terms of quality control, under Renault's leadership.

On the road, after 13,000 miles my average is 63 MPG (60% town work / 40% motorway) and I don't drive too sympathetically, but then I don't thrash it either. It cruises in a relaxed manner on the motorway and is comfortable for me, for 250+ miles. The view of the road is excellent and you you are sat fairly high up, which is useful if you are not that mobile; getting in and out is easy, so no worries there. Load space is HUGE when the 3rd row of seats are taken out; reasonable when those seats are in.

Can't think what else to say really. I have a colleague who has the petrol version, which apparently gets nowhere near the MPG officially quoted by Dacia, so maybe look into that if you fancy the petrol version. I am more than happy with my hybrid and it is Quite a bit quicker than the petrol version too ( proven by back-to-back racing). Shhh... don't tell The Old Bill ha-ha!