Hi Eileen,

Citroen doesn’t have the greatest reputation for reliability but, in truth, that is probably founded on some of its much older cars (1960s, 1970s and 1980s), which were technologically advanced – hence there was more on them to go wrong. The Picasso, always designed as a family car and a vehicle that was relatively simple in design, is a dependable machine; provided the example you are looking at has a solid service history and is in good physical condition, you should be OK to purchase a second-hand Picasso.