My engine light is on, the garage says it is an EGR fault, what can I do?

I have a 2009 Peugeot 3008, 1.6 HDI with 110,000 miles recorded. I have owned it for three months. Recently the engine light has come on several times, and gone off again, and then came on permanently,...

Why has the MPG in my BMW dropped after recall work?

Four weeks ago I took my five year old BMW 630D GT to the main dealers after getting a recall. The dealer was unclear about why it was needed, saying something about emissions. Since then I have watched...

Are diesels a definite no for city driving?

I'm considering getting a secondhand BMW 3 or 5 Series but the vast majority of my driving is in the city and I rarely do over 20 miles per day. There are some great deals on diesel cars but should I avoid...

Turbo failed 10 days after EGR valve replacement - could the two be connected?

My car was recently recalled to the dealer for EGR valve replacement. Ten days later the turbo failed, could there be a connection?

We were charged £750 for a new EGR on an Audi A3 we'd owned for seven months - is this fair?

My daughter recently bought an 2010 Audi A3 TDI. It cost £6500 and she had it for seven months when the EGR valve needed replacing. We took it back to the dealers and they charged her £750 to replace it....

I do 15,000 miles per year - should I go for petrol or diesel?

I do 15,000 miles per year and almost never do less than 30-mile round trips. I would like a diesel but think I'm on the cusp mileage wise. What do you recommend?

My Volkswagen Golf needs a new EGR after having the emissions fix - what now?

I had the Volkswagen emissions fix carried out on my 1.6 TDI Golf in December 2016. Today, I'm informed by my garage that my car needs a new EGR valve. I fitted a new EGR valve to the car in October 2015,...

Do you recommend buying a high mileage diesel?

I'm looking to buy a diesel car, most likely from 2014. What is considered high mileage for these? It will most likely be a BMW or Audi, which are usually ex-fleet cars. Do you recommend buying a high...

EGR valve failure seems common on my BMW engine - do BMW offer assistance with this issue?

I bought new a BMW Tourer 520d in July 2016, it now has covered 11,000 miles. However, drivetrain fault indication recently appeared and the car fell into limp home mode. On contacting my local BMW dealer,...

Had to have EGR valve replaced after emissions fix - where do I stand now it's broken again?

I had the Volkswagen emissions fix done in February. Then had to pay shortly afterwards for EGR valve with a reduced goodwill rate of £500 as car kept going into limp mode. Performance has been worse since...