Customer reviews for Dacia BigsterDacia Bigster seen by those who use it on a daily basis

Overall, very pleased with my new Bigster. Comfortable, easy to drive, plenty of inside space and reasonably good tech and infotainment system. There are however a few minor glitches. The infotainment system is a bit glitchy. Sometimes when connected to my phones music player, the system suddenly freezes and doesn't seem to want to play until you have made physical input on the in car screen. The adaptive cruise control works very well generally but sometimes the car brakes for apparently no reason. Obviously the sensor/camera has picked something up and I know you shouldn't completely rely on it but you need to be aware of it happening. The automatic lane assist is great on the motorway but I find on ordinary roads its constant pulling of the steering wheel in one direction or the other is a bit distracting. I tend to disactivate it most of the time. Finally, the engine and transmission. Overall, a very smooth experience. I have the 155 full hybrid and the transition between engine and electric motor is mostly hardly noticeable. However there are a few niggles. The engine sometimes seems to overrev at times for no apparent reason. I find the auto transmission very smooth but it seems to hang on to the lower gears for far too long before the gearbox changes up, especially at lower urban/town speeds. Sometimes the engine is revving really highly before the gearbox decides that it want to change up and then occasionally when it does finally change up there is a noise or vibration as the next gear is selected. Not all the time but sometimes. Apart from these few minor glitches (perhaps there needs to be some kind of software update) I would have given it 5 stars.

I have the Extreme...BUT...

I prefer cloth seats to plastic.. but cloth only available on journey.

We have pot-holed crap roads around here so prefer normal aspect tyres... but normal aspect tyres only available on journey... but the sunroof not available on the journey.... & the expression has very low profile tyres hence went for the Extreme.

I also like running 4 season tyres but you don't offer them even as an option (& much wider 4 season options from the tyre manufacturers in standard profile with more limited options in lower profiles). So my Dacia has come with the tyres I don't want, will probably not wear out before I change the car & if they do I'm limited in the 4 season options I want.

Your Android auto tie in can be a bit clunky at times.

Your key-fob battery life isn't great & when it goes wrong & the car refuses to start that is a pain....oh for an idiot-proof key.

The above is all meant as constructive criticism.

Otherwise I LOVE the car. ... practical, economical, easy to drive, good value, love the rubber mats as standard.

The hybrid engine is not very well refined. The IC engine kicks in even at low rev and speed and usually at a low gear which makes the drive noisy. After about a month, the same problem is also happening on the highway at high speed. The refinement of the engine worn off very quickly and now I have to make a concsious effort to keep the car quiet by either accelerating it to take it higher gear in city drive. Similarly, i have to accelerate very slowly on the highway to make it very noisy.

I like the space within the car and also the dashboard features. The infomatic/autocar system is not connecting to the phone but the local garage should be able to fix it.

The cloth material is easy to stain and difficult to clean.

The car does everything I ask and ticks all the boxes.

The only thing I would improve from a personal point would be. It would have been nice if I could have paid for the electronic boot as well as the Panasonic roof.

The only other things that would potentially put customers off are in the interior (lack of options) and the badge. In which if you keep doing what you are doing, then people like me will sing praises of Dacia all day long.

Overall, the bigster is a fantastic car. Powerful, practical, economical and frankly blows the Ford’s I owned out of the water. Which they were a lot more money then the bigster.

The car is excellent. The controls are not intuitive, in many instances not even logical, the tablet style display is beyond comprehension. The parking brake isn't automatic in its application, but when manually activated it quite often unlocks itself. Some dashboard controls, particularly the HVAC indications, are minute and require much taking eyes off the road to use. I like the car, but the technology is excessive, illogical and distracting.

The Bigster we have is generally lovely to drive, roomy and very fuel efficient for the size of car. The small 1.2 engine aided by the electric motor is very responsive.

There has been a misfire that was caused by a faulty coil pack dealt with under warranty. The nearside tailgate bump stop fell out and was replaced under warranty.

Improvements could be made to how the suspension reacts and deals with small harsh bumps in the road.

The whole experience of buying a Dacia bigster hybrid from Bennetts in Leeds was stress free and quite enjoyable.

All the staff I interacted with were friendly but professional, especially Karolina,who made me feel like a valued customer even though it was my first Dacia.

So much different than from skoda main dealer previous cars superb and karoq.

Will definitely be going back to Bennetts Leeds for my next car.

Chose the journey due to the automatic boot and the style of the wheels, love my bigster , it looks awesome, much better than the East Asian imports now flooding the market and for the price it’s a great car. I would have liked adaptive cruise control as an extra to purchase but that wasn’t available.

All in all very pleased.

Great car but misses some features and has others which you have to turn off each time you start it mine unlike our Darcia jogger has something that starts and can be noisy I think it’s the charger for battery even though you’re in electrical mode have to get it checked out at service

It is a very comfortable ride and the handling is good. Powerful and economic engine. Many people have commented how smart it looks, especially the cedar green colour

The transmission (between petrol and battery) is noisy and sounds like a manual engine stuck between gears,