My scooter is ticking over quite erratically - what's the issue?

I have Piaggio Medley 125 and tick over is very erratic. I've only done 1500 miles. Do you know what the problem is?

Is flushing the aircon system to 'kill bacteria' just a sales ploy?

I was advised that the aircon in my wife's DS3 would need to be flushed to kill the bacteria in the system. Is this a sales ploy? The car had a pollen filter.

Should I have the oil pipes changed to avoid the turbo becoming blocked?

I have a 2014 Volvo XC60 Twin Turbo, which has done 40,000 miles. Should I have the oil pipes changed at the next service? I know you're often saying they can get blocked. I do a lot of long journeys,...

Reconditioned turbo keeps whistling - is this normal?

The engine management light came on in my 2012 Nissan Qashqai 1.6 diesel, which has done 42,000 miles. RAC diagnosed and exhaust and throttle control actuator fault, and felt that the turbo was about to...

Clutch needs repaired on our Ford Focus - is this a fault with this car?

Our 2014 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost has done 22,000 miles and is in garage awaiting major clutch repairs. Warranty expired six weeks ago. Never had clutch problems in 40 years driving. Is this a fault with...

Garage tried to con me into replacing 'worn' brake pads - why didn't the wear indicator come on?

I recently took our 2015 Volkswagen Sharan for its 38,000 mile service at a Volkswagen garage. The car has been carefully driven, but Volkswagen reported that the pads and discs need changing 'immediately'...

A bodyshop lost an irreplaceable part of my Ford Capri - what do you advise I do?

I've owned a Ford Capri Injection for 23 years. In October 2015, I delivered my car to a local restoration bodyshop in order to have a bare metal respray carried out. The proprietor notified me that he...

Range Rover Evoque panoramic roof cracked when we manually closed the boot - is this normal?

My girlfriend closed the boot of our Range rover Evoque manually, without using the auto button. I was sitting in the driver seat at the time and it made a strange noise that I hadn't heard before. I later...

My Mercedes-Benz has constant DPF issues that aren't due to my driving - what should I do?

I brought a brand new Mercedes-Benz GLA 220d last September. Within three months of ownership my engine management light came on and the cars power was restricted. The earliest Mercedes-Benz could book...

Why is my Volkswagen Passat juddering when I start it?

I have a 2010 Volkswagen Passat CC automatic diesel. It's started to judder when I start it. Any ideas what it could be? It's driving me mad.