Key strengths: Roomy, decent performance
Areas for improvement: Poor support in seats
I got the car brand new through the Citroen buy back program which is available to outside EU tourists.The car was brand new and behaved admirably. I have heard about reliability issues with the brand however I cannot find a serious fault on my C5 Break. And the customer service was great.
All in all, the car worked great. As a a matter of fact it just worked. The only thing that proved too much for it was the excessively bumpy road.Other than this detail the only other thing that bothered me, and again it is a minor one, was the way I started to get numb after sitting in the chair for more than 2 hours straight.
Roomy by European standards, highly maneuverable, safe, silent, comfortable, steady. Oh, and also the automatic gearbox is no sport enthusiast's dream, but then again it's not supposed to be. This is a family car that only lacks a 4x4 option, but I guess there's not much call for that in Europe.
The running costs for Citroën C5 2.0 HDi Automatic are high
Safety: 74
Equipment: 73
Reliability: 73
Driving: 78
Comfort: 69
Design: 77