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24 May 2012

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2010 Vauxhall Corsa reviews

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Ian Parker, Kent

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXI 3DR A/C 2010

I bought mine in April 2011 with 8.5k on the clock from a Vauxhall dealer. I have had no problems whatsoever, much the same as my last 2006 SXi bought from the same dealer, which I had for 5 years. A great looking car in sapphire black, it is also very comfortable and economical. I would not change it for anything.

Submitted: 21/03/2012 20:16:39

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Andrea Best, Cumberland

Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 16v sxi 2010

I bought this car only a couple of weeks ago and it’s been a total nightmare! So far it’s needed new timing chain kit refit as I was told by the garage where I bought it that it was because it was "cold". I’d had it back for a day and then took it back as I was concerned about the noise it made as the engine got hotter. It took nearly 2 weeks to fix, thankfully still under warranty. It’s been one thing after another! I love the styling of the car and I thought would be an ideal run around car after owning a Subaru Impreza STi. I always liked the idea of the Corsa as it looked nice and seemed cheap to run, unfortunately hasn’t lived up to expectations and I would never buy a Vauxhall again.

Submitted: 13/02/2012 16:28:02

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Mark S, Yorkshire

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 sxi 2010

First of all I have had many many cars over the years and touch wood have had very few times when I have needed to take a car back to the dealers for warranty work. Previous sum total after owning 8 new cars is just one rear hatch lock. So reading reviews on here am I to be visiting the dealer more now I have a Corsa? I hope not but ownership so far has been fault free. I bought my Corsa used just over a year old with 8k miles on the clock as an ex lease car. It still looks and feels brand new despite me piling 7k miles on in only 3 months. Perhaps the first owner did the toing and froing with the dealer to get the car sorted, but as mentioned in a busy three months I have not had a single issue. Now lets mention I am no Miss Daisy when it comes to driving and have raced cars and go karts for many years so I was not looking forward to the 1.2 engine I had picked purely for its fuel economy because I have to finance my own fuel on my commute to work. This car is actually totally schitzophrenic. Underpowered and lethargic when aiming to get good mpg and using little throttle the bonus being the 45mpg I get on my daily 100 mile round trip to work. Sometimes you wonder if there is even an engine in the front. What I did really appreciate though was the fact that this mpg is just as easily reached whether driving on a motorway or using a mixture of A and B roads in fact ironcally motorway consumption can be marginally worse than an undulating B road, which did surprise me. Oh yes I said schitzophrenic didn’t I? - well take the car by the scruff of its neck and keep the throttle down until you have 5000 rpm on the rev counter and no you don’t have a Ferrari, but you do suddenly have a car whose engine sounds as if it enjoys revving and is smooth and not gruff, a muted but roty engine note and a chassis that will not let you down. In fact this is the only car I have ever had where grip on the road is not an issue at all. It has stacks of grip and with the modest engine power little likelihood of upsetting things with clumsy pedalling. Unless the road is very uneven and bumpy you have a very faithful and willing car, which will propel you to speeds that offer driving enjoyment with ironically a lot of safety and your licence still intact. So what am I saying here is how does that make sense? I have had many fast cars over the years and still own one now in the shape of an A3 tfsi sportback with 200bhp and yet I really enjoy pushing the Corsa with its benign handling, masses of grip and roty engine because I am getting the experience of pushing a car to extract its performance, but without reaching speeds that would lose me my licence. Of course when driven this way the fuel consumption plummets to 33mpg instead of 45mpg, however, the irony is that to get 33pmg out of my 2.0 litre turbo Audi I have to drive it on egshells and freewheel down all the hills. So here is someone who has masses of racing experience actually finding fun in driving an underpowered ecomomy based shopper who is also getting to work and back economically. So what of the car itself. Other than liking its appearance from all angles with the exception of the view from directly behind I have been extremely impressed with the quality and finish of the car. The panel gaps in the metalwork are appalling and all over the place, but the paintwork is good and the panel gaps are simply not an issue to me who expects to run this car up to 100k miles. What matters to me is a comfortable interior and a workable driving environment and the Corsa in SXI form provides far more than I expected of it in that department. The interior design and layout is simple and straightforward, but that is exactly what I like in a car. Far too many car interiors these days look like they have been designed by someone who used to design Ghetto Blasters in the mid eighties. Masses of silver painted plastic and hotch potches of 3d geometric shapes with no functional reasoning just don’t float my boat. The seats and the adjustments for both the seats and the steering wheel are first rate, making finding your perfect driving position easy. As someone who has suffered from back problems all my life I am happy to report that the seats have proven to be one of the best I have encountered regardless of car cost or specification. I have all the toys I could possibly need. Leather wheel and gear shift, cruise control, air conditioning, mp3 input, sports seats, split fold rear seats etc., etc. There is not actually one thing where I am finding myself saying if only it had one of those. Well there is one actually a water temp gauge, but hey ho I presume there would be a warning light should the temps get too high. There is also a little ’and’ and it is those infuriating indicators. Attempting to manually cancel them results in the traffic following you wondering if you have totally lost your marbles as you alternate between signalling to turn right then left then right again. It’s even an issue when switching main beam on and off where a slight touch here has your overactive indicators going off on their own merry way again. So to tick all the boxes of a car review I will just mention that the ride and refinement are perfectly acceptable for a supermini, not in limousine standards, but never wearing or intrusive. I am a happy chappy and the acid test is this. If someone told me today that the Corsa I am driving now would be the only car I would have for the rest of my life would I be depressed and the answer is no. I still have lots more driving enjoyment to come with this little but eminently practical car.

Submitted: 21/11/2011 20:45:48

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Keith Robinson, Cumberland

Vauxhall Corsa Corsa life 1229.cc 2010

No problems to date. I’m very satisfied with the performance and the petrol consumption is good. It does need wise use of the gearbox but cruises at motorway speeds smoothly and quietly, with very little road noise from the Firestone tyres. Steering and roadholding is excellent. An attractive car that’s well finished and has all the neccessary accessories. I do have one complaint; why do they put in a cd30 radio that won’t play MP3 discs?

Submitted: 21/09/2011 10:08:51

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Alex Evans, Merthyr Tydfil

Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 vvt SE 2010

Being the 2010 model it’s had the tweaks to improve its handling and ride comfort. Has it worked? Most definitely! It corners very well and inspires confidence, though a Fiesta has slightly better handling there isnt much in it and the ride of the Corsa makes up for this. The new 1.4 100bhp engine is pretty fizzy. Loads of grunt and brisk performance are available while the fuel economy is good at 49mpg and tax is only £90. The SE version has replaced the Design, but it comes with a heap of equipment and it’s forever being complemented as a very posh car. I’ve had some fun with the heated seats on unsuspecting passengers :-) A great car that can easily cruise on motorways whilst feeling nimble around town!

Submitted: 03/08/2011 08:43:30

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Princy Varghese, Oxfordshire

Vauxhall Corsa 2010

I bought a brand new car last June. I have had ridiculous amounts of problems with this so called energy saver vehicle: It does not accelarate properly; The engine management lights keeps coming on and I have to take it in everytime. I get told by Vauxall that this is why they give a warranty because the car can have problems. Ridiculous excuse again! If anyone is looking to buy a Corsa please don’t, its c**p and it will cause you more grief than anything else. Also since its first service last month there has been a beeping noise from the brake and I have been told it is the "characteristics of the Corsa". What on earth???

Submitted: 12/07/2011 10:20:38

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Luke Phelps, Gloucestershire

Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 3dr Life 2010

Just bought this car and drove it home 70 miles with no problems. It cruised on the motorway at 65/70 mph; on tick-over it’s a bit funny because it’s a 3 cylinder and sounds quite throaty at low speeds, but saying that it is very economical. The spec on the life is good, for example it has electric windows, air con, pas, and a nice factory fitted Cd player and feels to have good build quality.

Submitted: 12/07/2011 09:50:00

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George Compton, Warwickshire

Vauxhall Corsa Energy 2010

I purchased this car in March 2010, previously owning a 1999 Corsa for which I got the £2000 scrap part exchange allowance. I find my new car, which has just done 6500 miles, rather less than inspiring due primarily to the sluggish acceleration. Additionally I find that it is too easy to over correct the indicators when manually cancelling their operation and inadvertently indicate in the opposite direction! The front windows took to lowering themselves when parked and the software had to be investigated twice, and the remote door locking system decided to become confused for a few days. On delivery I noticed that there were small gaps under the front wing which would let road residue inside the wings which may result in long term corrosion - the response to this was to point out that it was a mass produced car and what else could I expect? One person in the dealership suggested that I seal it with bathroom sealant, another pointed out that such action would invalidate the warranty. All in all I consider that my previous Corsa was better - the performance was better and it was more economical. The new car is averaging about 45 mpg urban motoring and about 55 mpg on longer runs. I am glad that I didn’t pay the full purchase price for it - I enjoyed the 2k scrap allowance and the dealership was offering a further £1700 off the new price. Buy another? Probably not.

Submitted: 19/01/2011 21:32:00

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Natasha Jones, Essex

Vauxhall Corsa 2010

I love my car!! It’s fab in every way, only thing I would complain about are the pillars obstruct view sometimes and the car runs out of screenwash so fast! I hardly ever use it! Other than that wouldn’t swap it for anything :)

Submitted: 27/11/2010 14:53:38

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Andrew Sibbald, Renfrewshire

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Club 2010

Bought Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Club and have ben very pleased with it. The wide pillars are ok when you are aware of them and compensate for them. No difficulty in climbing hills or on overtaking. You can’t expect the performance of a sports car from it. I liked the space. Seat 5 people comfortably. I would have liked a quick-clear system for the windscreen especially during the winter. I would buy another Corsa.

Submitted: 28/09/2010 21:24:27

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Mark, Shropshire

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 2010

Just come back from two weeks in Spain with a Corsa 1.2. This car was so bad I will need to ensure that I specifically request that I am NOT provided with another Corsa for rental in the future. The acceleration is virtually non existant and it screams round (cruises?!) at a minimum of 3,500 revs on the motorways. The model I had was fitted with cruise control but it was pointless enabling it because as soon as the car approached anything even resembling a slight gradient, it would lose power and I would have to change down into fourth, then third reducing my speed on motorways from around 75 to 50! This car had only done 5,000 km but it felt like it had been thrashed all over the place. Not surprising really, the amount of times I had my foot right to the floor in order to get anything out of it was ridiculous. I honestly thought the rental company had fitted some kind of limiter to it! Maybe it’s fine for people that only pootle around town and never go near the open road but the engines so flat,even the smallest amount of motorway driving just becomes a chore. Suffice to say, I won’t be buying one in the near future. Rubbbish.

Submitted: 03/09/2010 13:12:13

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Toni Morris, England

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Club 2010

I’m so glad i have read a good review, I collect my 1.2 club next week; I thought the test drive was lovely.

Submitted: 22/07/2010 08:11:15

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Felicity Murphy, London

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 life easytronic 2010

Not as nice to drive as my old Astra, does any other owner have trouble on hills? I find it quite dangerous as I have to put the handbrake on and once on the move again, when I take the handbrake off and put my foot on the accelerator, it revs like mad for a few seconds before taking off. The car drivers behind me look quite worried. Even worse if having to stop and start in traffic on hills. Also rear view when reversing is very poor, while the Astra has extremely good all round vision. Other than that, not too bad, the best I can say is that’s it’s very pretty, and good on long journeys with no stopping and starting.

Submitted: 14/07/2010 15:59:39

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Eugene Harrison, Cheshire

Vauxhall Corsa Active 2010

Bought this small car Corsa active in January 2010. Seemed ok to start with but within 3 months had new disc fitted, now just been called back to vauxhall for mod on handbrake. I have also complained twice now about accelerator sticking. I’m assured by Vauxhall this is a characteristic of the car. Has anybody had this problem?

Submitted: 09/07/2010 21:22:14

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Number of reviews: 14

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