Ranked #8 van in the UK · Small van · 11,800 units sold last year

Citroen Berlingo Van

The Citroen Berlingo Van is the compact small van - twin to the Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Combo Cargo on the Stellantis small-van platform. Short (M) and long (XL) bodies, diesel engines and the electric e-Berlingo, plus the clever load-through bulkhead, make it a practical, car-like urban and trade van. Cheap to run and hugely common, it's a sensible small-van staple - bought, as ever, on documented history.

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Citroen

Berlingo Van

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Body
Small van
Years
2018–2026
Fuel
Diesel / Electric
Economy
38 mpg

combined

Insurance
Group 16

The short version

38/100

Forecourt score

Value 21 · Reliability 34 · Insurance 79

The Citroen Berlingo Van loses value faster than most cars and costs about average to run. Its MOT-based reliability is good, 70 out of 100, ahead of 34% of the cars we track. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 21% of models.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20). Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Diesel · 1499cc

Power

100 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Cam drive

Wet belt

Quoted MPG

49 mpg

The volume Berlingo Van. 1.5L BlueHDi diesel, 100 PS, 6-speed manual, FWD. 650kg payload (M body), 3.3m³ load volume. The Stellantis Small Van bestseller.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

2023
20182026
36,000 mi
0Expected: 36,000180k
good
PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

How we got this number — click for the breakdown, or to challenge it.

£10,000

Range £8,250 – £11,900

medium confidence

When new (2023)£23,500Age-based value£12,220Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£12Market calibration-£1,532Forecourt price£10,700Private sale£9,300Part-exchange£8,200

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Citroen Berlingo Van loses value over time.

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 36,000 miles you entered above — worth about £10,000 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 12,000 miles a year.

5-year total

£22,088

Per year

£4,418

All-in per mile

£0.37

Fuel per mile

20.6p

Depreciation£2,688
Fuel / energy£12,380
Servicing£1,765
Road tax£975
Insurance£4,280

Best age to buy — around 2 years

A 2-year-old example loses roughly £2,800 a year — under half the £5,900 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 21%
Reliabilitybetter than 34%
Fuel economybetter than 21%
Cheap to insurebetter than 79%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

BlueHDi / ë-Berlingo

Stellantis K9 Small Van. Sister to Peugeot Partner, Vauxhall Combo, Toyota Proace City, Fiat Doblo. Cross-shop Ford Transit Connect (now VW-built), Renault Kangoo Van (newer rival), VW Caddy (sister to Ford Transit Connect). The K9 small van platform owns the UK small van market — same hardware under 5 badges.

New price
£23,000
Annual fuel / energy
£1,600
3-yr depreciation
50%

Watch for

  • ·🔔 1.5 BlueHDi AdBlue sensor failures pre-2022 (campaign-fixed)
  • ·50 kWh EV range modest
  • ·Some pre-2024 infotainment freezes

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 22/06/2026) · Petrol 153.3p/L, Diesel 172.5p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Estimated insurance

Group 16 of 50 (mid — around the UK average) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

3 years
0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+
Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£856/ year

Roughly £71 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.
Age bandLower riskTypicalHigher risk
Age 17-25£1,952£2,440£3,171
Age 26-32£1,019£1,198£1,462
Age 33-39Selected£753£856£1,010
Age 40-49£639£710£824
Age 50+£570£633£747

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

12,000 mi/yr
2,000UK avg for this model: 12,00030,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£195

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£1,659

38 mpg, £1.49/L

Insurance

£856

Age 33-39, group 16

Clean-air zones

✓ ULEZ compliant
  • Electric variants are compliant with London ULEZ and all UK clean-air zones.
  • All diesel variants meet Euro 6 standards and are ULEZ compliant.

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£3,105 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

195/65 R16 · 215/65 R16C

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

Budget

£300

set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre

Mid-range

£440

set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre

Premium

£620

set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

OptionNew costAdded used valueReturn

Tow bar

Strong return — actively sought by trade buyers.

£650£45069%

Full bulkhead

Cheap, and most working buyers expect one.

£300£20067%

Parking sensors & reversing camera

£500£30060%

Ply-lining / load-area protection

£350£20057%

Twin side loading doors

£450£25056%

Air conditioning

About half its cost back; widens the resale audience.

£900£45050%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 36,000 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

12V batteryWatch now

Typical at 40k-70kCost £100-£180low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Brake discs & padsWatch now

Typical at 35k-60kCost £250-£500 per axlelow severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Suspension bushes & drop linksUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100kCost £150-£400medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Exhaust & emissions componentsUpcoming

Typical at 70k-110kCost £200-£700medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Reliability

70/ 100

Good

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

  • 01The load-through bulkhead lets you carry long items like pipes under the passenger seat - genuinely useful.
  • 02Shares everything with the Partner and Combo Cargo - parts and know-how are everywhere.
  • 03Diesels suit higher mileage; the e-Berlingo fits predictable urban routes - check DPF or battery health accordingly.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Citroen Berlingo Van, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Around average

Theft risk is around the UK average. Like most modern cars it has keyless entry, so relay theft is the method to guard against.

Parts theft

Around average

Parts-theft risk is around average — catalytic-converter theft is the main thing to be aware of on any petrol or diesel car.

Worth doing

  • Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
  • Park in well-lit, busy areas, and consider a tracker for faster recovery.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Citroen Berlingo Van into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

CityAreaDaily chargeLikely outcome
LondonAll of Greater London (within the M25)£12.50
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
BirminghamInside the A4540 Middleway£8.00
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
BristolCity centre and part of the Portway£9.00
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
GlasgowCity centre—
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
EdinburghCity centre—
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
AberdeenCity centre—
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
DundeeCity centre—
Likely exempt
Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.

Zones that don't charge private cars

  • Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
  • Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
  • Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
  • Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
  • Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Citroen is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~140

Large network

Mass-market

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Citroen is 3.1% of all franchised outlets)

Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

Length

5,000 mm

Width

2,000 mm

Height

2,000 mm

Kerb weight

1,900 kg

Boot

4,000–9,000 L

Fuel tank

48 L

What it can carry

Load capacity and payload across the body-length and roof-height variants. The bigger spread means more versatility — but also more choice to get wrong when buying used.

Load volume

3.5–8 m³

Payload

600–1,400 kg

Gross weight

3,100 kg

Body variants

L1H1, L2H2

Common questions

Citroen Berlingo Van, answered

Is the Citroen Berlingo Van ULEZ compliant?
Most petrol Citroen Berlingo Vans from 2006 and diesels from September 2015 meet the Euro standards for London ULEZ and other UK clean-air zones, so they are generally exempt from the daily charge. Pure-electric versions are always exempt.
What insurance group is the Citroen Berlingo Van in?
The Citroen Berlingo Van sits in insurance group 16 of 50. Your actual premium still depends on age, postcode, annual mileage and no-claims history.
Is the Citroen Berlingo Van reliable?
Our reliability score for the Citroen Berlingo Van is 70 out of 100 (good), derived from DVSA MOT records.
What economy does the Citroen Berlingo Van get?
Expect roughly around 38 mpg combined for a typical Citroen Berlingo Van, based on official figures and our running-cost model. Real-world figures vary with driving style, load and conditions.
What are the common problems on the Citroen Berlingo Van?
On the Citroen Berlingo Van, the issues that come up most by mileage include 12V battery, Brake discs & pads and Suspension bushes & drop links. The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

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Common questions

Citroen Berlingo Van, answered from the data

Is the Citroen Berlingo Van reliable?
The Citroen Berlingo Van scores 70/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure.
How much does a used Citroen Berlingo Van cost?
A 2023 Citroen Berlingo Van with around 36,000 miles is worth roughly £10,000 today (typical range £8,850–£11,100). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Citroen Berlingo Van depreciate?
A new Citroen Berlingo Van typically loses about 48% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Citroen Berlingo Van?
The Citroen Berlingo Van sits in insurance group 16 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Citroen Berlingo Van?
The most common age-related issues we track for the Citroen Berlingo Van are: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £100-£180 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Citroen Berlingo Van cost to run?
Expect around 38 mpg combined, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.

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