Possibly the usual problems that people would expect from a 9-10 year old car and repair costs especially diesel,

I would expect a replacement clutch with the DMF to be half the cost of the car, an EGR is expensive enough (don't know what its like to get at)

Not sure if these have DPF on them, if so another potentially expensive cost,

The girlfriend has a 2007 1.4 petrol, it's numb to drive, no feel through the steering and at the stated 106bhp not much get up and go

Had a few electrical gremlins too, heater stopped working on setting no 2, needed a short section of the wiring loom replacing that connects to the heating resistor (easy job to do), ignition coils on petrol models are prone to failing (easy job)

Overall its not a bad car, not very desirable or inspiring to drive, If your fairly handy with a spanner could be a decent choice for a cheap runaround

Check about the DPF beforehand though, the french eloys system was not very good (if fitted)

Had a few electrical gremlins too, heater stopped working on setting no 2, needed a short section of the wiring loom replacing that connects to the heating resistor (easy job to do), ignition coils on petrol models are prone to failing (easy job)

Think this sums it up really.

Stack 'em high, sell cheap, but accept that they might have a few glitches when they get older. Simple things like using plastic where metal would be more durable, or things that are awkward to get to and hence cost more in labour to put right. They're very popular amongst young kids and for good reason.

Meanwhile something like a Yaris commands high prices even when quite a few years old, but the engineering is solid and worth paying extra for, especially if you want a car that lasts, and is easy to work on.

Our 13 year old Yaris diesel runs perfectly .Only one fault - a heater resistor which took 30 minutes and under £10 to fix - in 13 years apart from normal consumables.