Why is our Vauxhall Meriva's dashboard creaking, and what alternative MPVs are there?

I have a 2008 1.6 Vauxhall Meriva which has an annoying creak at low speeds and a buzzing/rattle over 60mph from under the driver's side dash. Do you have any ideas where this could come from? Also, I love the driving position and size but could you recommend a better-built alternative?

Asked on 29 August 2010 by Dave Taylor

Answered by Honest John

It's not worth the expense of trying to solve dashboard creaks and rattles. If you have the money, go for the new Meriva 1.4T 140. But's it's now a bigger C-Max size. Alternatively a Citroen C3 Picasso, Nissan Note, Kia Venga or Honda Jazz.

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