It's not so much the faults, but the denial and ignorance from Renault when it's clear it is a common problem.

There is a new Honda HRV about to go on sale, a far better car and manufacturer in every respect compared to the Renault Captur.

Renaults had severe quality control problems in the early 2000s, mainly with electronics rather than the engines themselves. I think things have got better since then, although I would still say that French cars - fine when new and regularly serviced - are more vulnerable to neglect or abuse than cars from Japan.

Six of the seven Renaults I had between 1980 and 2001 had 2.0 litre petrol engines; the last, and best, was a Laguna 3.0 V6. Most of the current generation of French cars are fitted with engines just one size too small for spirited performance. Renault has no equivalent, for example, of the excellent VW Group 1.4 and 2.0 TSI petrol engines; in fairness, Peugeot / Citroen offer the 1.6 petrol and 2.0 diesel engines in their larger models.

But if the Captur is fast enough for you, you shuld be happy with it. But don't let the salesman kid you that an 0.9 engine means superb economy.