Can you recommend an MPV that won't give me DPF problems?

I have a Ford C-Max 1.6 diesel which was bought new in 2007, serviced regularly, and has now done 112,000 miles with virtually no trouble. I am now looking to change it for another diesel, possibly the 1.5 TDCI engine used in the current C-Max and other cars.

My own car has a DPF filter and has not given me any problems with 90 per cent of my journeys being 10 miles or more. Is the DPF different in the Euro 6 engines or can I expect the same trouble free experience I have had with my C-Max?

Asked on 17 September 2016 by Jim Stewart

Answered by Honest John

If your 2007 had the Eolys system you would have been aware of that because the Eolys reservoir would have needed to be refilled once or twice in 112,000 miles. I would now be thinking of a switch to petrol, and the best small turbo petrol in an MPV is Peugeot/Citroen's 1.2 Puretech 130 in the C4 Picasso that is capable of a realistic 45mpg.

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