Best low insurance car for a teenager?

I am looking for the best Group 1 insurance car for my 19 year old grand daughter. It must have five doors and a petrol engine with a manual gearbox. Journeys will be between Durham University and her...

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer brake problems

I bought a used Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer (2011 model) with 53k on clock in December 2015. For six months, I took the car back every month with brake concerns over a judder. That was until the summer...

What do I do about this suspension error message on my Vauxhall Insignia?

I have a 2.0-litre Vauxhall Insignia 4x4 VX-Line. There is a message that comes up saying service suspension system all the time when car is started. I have had an MoT recently and no problem was found...

Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SE petrol juddering under acceleration - what can it be?

I have a Astra 1.6 SE 2010 Petrol, 33,000 miles. I am experiencing a weird problem when accelerating the car stutters and judders. Not excessively that you cant drive and will reach 70mph and sit there...

How reliable is the Vauxhall Insignia?

I am interested in a 2014 Insignia SRi CDTi 140 at a local dealer (20k miles, ex-rental plus one owner). Looking at your Car-by-Car Reviews, it would be easy to assume that Insignias have numerous reliability...

Is the Vauxhall Insignia prone to gearbox trouble?

I am thinking of buying a six month old Vauxhall Insignia 1.4T, but during the test drive I struggled to get it into the gears. After five mins it seemed to be okay. Is this a known issue?

Can we reject our used car?

I bought a used (2009 model) Vauxhall Corsa from a local dealer six months ago. The salesman advised that all cars were thoroughly checked and in good condition (would not sell them otherwise etc.). Have...

Which is the better used buy - Golf, Astra GTC or Focus?

I'm looking at buying a used car. I am trying to upgrade my 10 year old SEAT Ibiza - so looking for something stylish and quick/fun to drive - but also reliable and fairly economical as I do a fair amount...

Vauxhall Astra making a knocking noise

I own a diesel Vauxhall Astra (2005 model). When driving, the car judders as it pulls away and makes a knocking noise. The sound and judder stop when I push the clutch in. Any idea what could be wrong?...

Vauxhall Meriva power steering failure

My husband was driving our Vauxhall Meriva home from work yesterday and there was a code on the dash and the power steering failed. We've had the car from new - bought November 2011. Any suggestions? ...