Trafic/Vivaro 1.6

[Richard-D]

I'm considering buying a van and looking at the Trafic/Vivaro 1.6 of about 2017/2018 vintage. I liked the earlier 2.0 version (reliable and bodies were solid) right up to the point I needed to pull an injector. Other than that It was great. Replacement engines were really scarce as a result as they all had the same problem.

What are the later 1600 versions like? Do they have any big problems? I've had a google and haven't seen anything.

[milu]

My 2016 non adblue was fantastic. Sold it on 155k miles.
Needed no repairs or anything other than service parts. I did service every 9-10 though from new
Regret selling it actually

[Richard-D]

Thanks. They seem good value compared to other medium vans at the moment. I was wondering if there was a common issue they all had that might be pulling the price down.

[zax]

Hi! Since I'm looking at these also (1.6 from 2016 onwards) I'll ask here... is there a specific year or engine type that helps me identify if it's using AdBlue? Tends to not be mentioned in ads, and I had found some reports of issues with that system so would rather avoid if I can...

[Richard-D]

from when I was looking at this I found that there were some in 2016 but by 2017 they should all have it.

I think It's true to say that without adblue they are Euro 5 and with adblue they're Euro 6 (perhaps someone could confirm). It is pretty easy to check this online via the reg' plate so that should give you an easy definitive answer.

[zax]

Richard-D said:

from when I was looking at this I found that there were some in 2016 but by 2017 they should all have it.

I think It's true to say that without adblue they are Euro 5 and with adblue they're Euro 6 (perhaps someone could confirm). It is pretty easy to check this online via the reg' plate so that should give you an easy definitive answer.

Thanks! That seems to be the case. 2017 was euro 6, before that was euro 5. Test drive a 2018 model yesterday which did have adblue, in the end I gave it a miss because of other faults and issues. Did quite like how it drove though.

Next piece of trivia is to find out how/when reach/height adjustable steering wheels came into play for these vans Being on the large side I found the steering wheel and transmission "tunnel" trapped my leg between them which is annoying for a half hour test drive but downright painful after a few hours. Dealer had a 2020 model which did adjust for reach & height which improved things a lot but slightly out of my price range. No idea if it's related to trim level or model year and the dealer was pretty clueless too...