Mitsubishi Carisma road tests and consumer car reviews

Mitsubishi Carisma 2004

Cheap to run and very reliable great for space

Mitsubishi Carisma 1.3lt - 4d 2003

I like this car, its comfortable, spacious, with large boot. I have one for 6 years. It is very reliable. Very cheap. It has the price of a supermini. I have it with 135.000km without any problem. Services are very cheap also. Everybody thinks it’s more expensive. Also although it’s 1.3lt I can drive with 40-50Km/h with 5th gear! like 1.6lt What I don’t like is the steering - is quite heavy. But is generally a good choice!

Mitsubishi Carisma 1992

I bought my Carisma second hand about three years ago, and to its credit it is still going strong. There are a few negatives that should be mentioned: No rear windscreen wiper so often rear visibility is poor. The car rides very low on the road so that going over speed bumps I am often reduced to about 5 miles an hour to go over them (probably the point lol!) and other cars get irritated that I have slowed so much, but any faster and I bang the exhaust on the bump. The car itself has a fair amount of welly and accelerates really well up hills, often overtaking newer and more flashy cars. Handling is less impressive however as it often pulls a tad one way or the other. All in all a good second hand car with some nice features - the electric wing mirrors, but if you had more money I don’t think you would opt for it!

Responses to this review

The running low on your car can be easily corrected, replace rear springs. I’ve just done mine after threatening to do it for 3 years and now it’s riding high. It was not that expensive - if you can do it yourself or you know someone who can do it. I paid 32 pounds for the springs - money well spent and the difference to the drive is great - Mike Roberts from Lancashire

Mitsubishi Carisma 1.8 GDI Equippe 2003

Solid, extremely reliable and very cost effective to run. If you need something with a decent boot and a car that will run and run with some comfort then it’s a good option. Not the most exciting car to drive but it does it’s job well.