Fiat Panda reviews

I do very little driving these days (about 3000 miles a year!), but when I do, I want to be able to sit fairly high so I can see the road and park easily if I have to. The Fiat Panda suits my needs perfectly, especially compared to the behemoth Mitsubishi I had been driving. It is certainly nippy enough to hold its own on the motorway, big enough to hold my weekly shopping or transport three friends in bearable comfort. While it was under warranty the driver's side door lock failed, but it was fixed promptly and courteously at the dealer. Otherwise I have had no problems. It is just the right size for me, yet I don't feel like an old lady driving it!

Reliable small car with reasonable fuel economy. Could have better seats although adequate. Needs better head lamps as the standard bulbs are not good in adverse weather.

Reliable, practical, does not cost too much too run, ideal for city and for narrow country lanes, fun to drive. What more could you ask for!

Small practical little 4x4. Can seat 4, but not much boot space. Cheap to run and service parts are reasonably cheap. Fairly easy to maintain by the competent DIY'er with adequate toolbox. So far it has been very reliable. Performance, only a 1.2 with 60 bhp, so not powerful, usually averages around 42 mpg, it can achieve 45 if driven conservatively, but if pushed hard and at high speed on motorways fuel consumption will drop to 37-38. Comfort, it is a small cheap car, but does the job for short local journeys. Although I have just done a 2,300 mile round trip to Scandinavia, averaging 42 mpg without any problems. Car came with all-season tyres, I find they are wearing reasonably well, expecting to get around 20,000 miles from a set. In the snow and on muddy ground this vehicle is increadible, partly due to the 4x4 system and the all-season tyres. It is not a mud plugger tho'. For a small 4x4 it does the job.

James May on Top Gear has one He's a motoring TOP GUN. Eco friendly and cheap to run. My Fiat Panda is great fun. Perfect for towns and city runs, On motorways she goes great guns. Comfortable Roomy, but limelight she shuns Not flash, not expensive, but when all said and done. A reliable,compact, easy to park vehicle perfect for anyone.

Well, what do you expect - it's a Panda. It's never going to be high performance, but its super reliable, boot big enough to get your weekly shop in, seats four adults including two six foot plussers comfortably, road tax on Eco model £35 pa, cheap insurance, and even in London and with average speed rarely above 20mph you still get 50 mpg out of it. I love it.

Bought in June, happy so far with performance for driving round town and to/from work. Not quite as nippy as the Seicento Sporting (owed for 14 years) but a good enough substitute.

I have been a driver for many years, this is the first time I have had a Fiat Panda. It suits my needs perfectly - is economical to run, has surprisingly generous space (I regularly drive with 3 large cat carriers and a birdcage in the body of the car) for bulk shopping and can turn and/or park on a sixpence, as they used to say...it has been extremely reliable, has coped excellently with the vagaries of the Scottish Winter climate and very early morning starts (no problem), also was parked outside my house on the road over last year's very bad winter for 4 months of ice & snow, as I was unable to drive for that time - when I was finally able to get out & about again it started 1st time. Very reliable small car, I will be buying Fiat Panda again when it is time to change due to car's age. Excellent wee car.

I've had my Panda for nearly 3 years and I'm very happy with it. It's very reliable, averages around 65mpg and with the back seats down I can fit in everything I need to.

Everyone says it looks like pats van, but I love my car, it drives well, the tax, fuel and insurance is cheap. no problems so far & i would buy it again.

a small car ,reliable and cheap to run.suitable for single person or small family.base model is well equipped [for the build year].not a car for lovers of luxury

The new Panda is an excellent commuter car that is also good on long journeys. Good fuel ecconomy and very comfortable, this also has more space both within the car and boot space than you might expect.

This vehicle has proved, though smaller, a very practicable & fun car to drive. Some small car bumpyness is to be expected but handling is excellent & the low speed engine torque is a joy.

a very economical and practical small car, and more comfortable on motorways than you would expect from a car of this size

A lovely little car. We've had it 5 years and done 42k miles and it's never had a fault. It's very practical and has a tremendous amount of room for such a small car. And the price, new was very affordable.

It's too early to judge such things as reliability in the long term and devaluation but in the short time I have had the car, I'm thrilled. It does everything I want it to do. It's economical, easy to handle, responsive, good visibility: a delight. My only criticism so far would be the boot. The seats do not go down to leave a flat, or even nearly flat, floor making transporting anything larger than the small space at the back would allow rather difficult.