Renault Trafic (Vauxhall Vivaro/Nissan Primastar) review - Auto Express
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The Renault Trafic - virtually the same as the Vauxhall Vivaro - has aged incredibly well since it first appeared in 2001.
The range is pretty simple - it comes in six different body combinations with short and long wheelbase versions available with low or high roofs.
It's as practical as even the most modern vans and through the side door you can fit the standard Euro Pallet. There's also a full-length metal bulkhead which keeps sound down at high speeds.
Payload range is pretty impressive and starts from 926kg to 1248kg. Intrusive wheel arches are telling of its age, however, and do intrude on the space. Another area where the Renault Traffic falls behind its competitors is with the interior - it's starting to look a bit dated, and nowhere near as impressive as the Ford Transit Custom's. While storage is reasonable, you don't get roof bins or a lockable glovebox, either.
The driving position is pretty good and you do get height adjustment for the driver's seat. You can alter the steering wheel for reach, but not for height. The entry-level Debut model is extremely basic, while mid-level core version gets electric windows, remote central locking and the sport model has alloy wheels, fog lamps, USB for the stereo and a sat-nav.
Overall, the Renault Trafic is competitively priced, comes with a four year warranty with roadside breakdown assistance and it's a great drive. On the downside, there are some reliability issues and the cabin does feel a little dated. Watch the video review and see what you think.
Just bought 2 blacks one for the business. Cracking vans. Much quieter than the equivalent VW which I was surprised at.
Any problems with them
how does this short wheel base model compare to Nissan NV350 in cargo space?
Good points: great to drive, quiet, good mirrors and tows well. Bad points: Unreliable immobilizer so engine doesn't always start, bluetooth fails to connect regularly with phone, designed for French users with left priority rear doors and windscreen wiper, interior lights and radio shut off for on battery saving mode" so you end up having to start the van up and finally every time I pull on the handbrake I have to readjust the armrest because the action of applying the handbrake move the armrest. I won't buy one again.
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I DRIVE Vauxhall SPORTIVE VERSION. Good points are: good mirrors, driver position, resonably quiet cabin,good speakers quality, bluetooth, powerfull enough. Bad points are: radio started to cuf off speakers and after 2 sec comes back to normal,cd stopped eject discs,if you drive in city DPF will kill your finances,it needs about 30min with 2000rpm avery 10days otherwise DPF will get blocked and dash will show errors, brakes could be 10% better.
That happens with all diesels with a DPF though, its how they are and they have to fit them!
New ones have active cleaning changing timing so exhaust gets hotter and burns it easier.
Good review, but how many times did you drive past that Volvo C70?
Matt, your great but....your best ever reviews (in my view) have been made whilst you’ve worked and still do, for CarWow! Love your videos. Big fan
Brown nose much?
You forgot the trafic sport has auto lights n auto wipers
riddled with problems? only on the models made by Opel in the UK . wonder why?
Opel is Vauxhall in the uk.
@twinscroll turbo - Truth and myths well intermixed. Let me put it this way. I got mine a few years ago with ~250k, now it's over 300k. At the time I struggled to find a cheap used Renault Trafic around the price point I wanted. The reason being very simple!
Around the price I wanted to pay, I could ONLY find vans with 500k or more! For something considered so "unreliable", I guess we can agree the mileage tells a different story!
Electric Issues yes they might/can have, a lot I guess.
Unfortunately, for me, by far and wide. Most of the issues I've seen on my van and others I've worked on. Surprisingly or not have been user induced problems!
It's totally possible the origin of the problem(s) could have been OEM faults. I won't even argue that. BUT definitely ignorant users amplified by several folds whatever was in there.
Curiously previous owner also complained about some issues... As mentioned, I eventually found out who put those issues in there! :-(
Examples: Headlights connection burning on one side. The other side going the same direction!
Reason, DO NOT PULL any plugs by the wire. Only some wire strands were still connected! Caught on time, fire averted, literally, by minutes!
Totally dead AC and few more strange happenings! AC plug and oil pressure plugs were interchanged!! Yep! Reason, he didn't route the cables correctly and end up connecting them on the wrong spots! Originating very awkward electrical behaviors. I could carry on with a honestly very long list!
In retrospective even the back doors didn't shut properly! Which served to argue the price. Reason: I detected immediately a small plastic ring (red) from a spray bottle was jammed in there! So the door couldn't close properly! LOL 😂 He also complained about the doors not closing properly!
Moral of the story: When one don't have a clue what he's doing. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, leave it well alone. Or get professional help! ;-)
best car in my life!
It's a van
Whats the small Fiat Scudo got to do with it .
Please tell us about the 85 and 102 BHP T5s
Fool.
The equivalent Fiat Scudo can carry the same volume & weight payload but (like he said),
has a more powerful engine than it (and both the weak VWs you mention).
Idiot.
Seen lots down the scrappy !
Good van when it works due to low fuel consumption and load smart but no long term option. Like most French, the breakdown cost will catch up the fuel bill and/or the higher price of quality. With that said don’t think Mercedes is as reliable as it used to be and Volvo doesn’t make any vans.
Nice work
Young Matt Watson?!
If you want more power there is a 150 bhp 2.5 dci.
It has been reviewed already
will somebody buy mine please
reliability is really bad on these, had lots of problems, got rid of it finally. Nice to drive, but not worth it.
+killbasa2000 Not true. Had one in last week with over 400,000 miles....and it was still absolutely fine. Just look after them and don't treat them like shit! Seen plenty of shit ones also, but most of the time it's because they get abused and aren't serviced.
I can't say that about the Vivaro. I had a Vivaro from age 2003 about 16 years and 280.000 km without any problems and rust.
Mine is just a little over 300k, smooth and nice! My problem at the time, I bought it, was to find. For the price I wanted to pay a model, with less than 500k! The only ones I could find were on the 500k mark or over! And, yes I wanted relatively cheap. ;-)
When you guys say it's unreliable, I guess it doesn't take a genius to notice that for something so "unreliable". They surely do last a long time! LOL 😂
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can't pull away on a slope without magic helpers? don't drive!
As Vauxhall, but Nissan?
1:15, only 2
elec problems on a france car NO NEVER -.- come on you know that when you buy it.
+STGvHaaren1 Another person talking from their arse, modern Renault are very good and rarely have any issues, the vans included! Most of the sensors are made by the same companies that make sensors for other car makes.
Wow what an illiterate, imatature child you are! Someone brings up a valid point and you throw a tantrum like a 2 year old! Have you ever managed to have a conversation with someone? Or is it a bit too much of a struggle for you? ;)
+j4cko56 you can type all you want I'm not going to read it
Love my remapped 62 reg Vivaro. Matt slams doors just like my wife! Why would you need hill control, is that not the brain, hand, foot function? Get an automatic if you can't use a handbrake. Auto wipers are useless though! Same wipers on my Nissan Pulsar, some Renault parts suck.
Any problems after the remap?
@@s0058131 nope, done by superchips without any issue. No longer have the van but it's still going strong.
@@hotdoug1000 excuse my ignorance but what a super chip?
@@s0058131 it's a chip and it's super duper
Matt... wtf are you doing here in a renault trafic lol. 😆 Now you are racing teslas and lambos.
Needs a refresh
Opel vivaro
Terrible vans
Bollock.. facelift late reg plate ones 2.0 are bulletproof.. and don’t rust at all unlike the others
The crafter you got there’s good but no more reliable than these
so many common problems these vans should be taken off the road and scrapped
.....totally sh*t !!! stay well clear
+Stevie Mc talking absolute bollocks....
If they really were total shit then why are they so popular?? Your comments retarded
Stevie Mc - BS! To find my used Trafic, for the price I wanted to pay, it was a struggle. Why? Because they're all between 400k and 500k km or over!! One of them announced with a whopping 650k on the clock. Mine is just shy of 300k!
For such a "sh_t" van, as you say, they do roll a lot more then expected... What a surprise! ;-)
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Not as good as other vans
Just bought 2 blacks one for the business. Cracking vans. Much quieter than the equivalent VW which I was surprised at.
How did they work out reliability wise if you don't mind me asking? Thinking of getting a swb as an alternative to an estate car for a family runabout.
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