Dacia Spring

Reviews:

Easy to drive, very economical , l have solar panels due to the sunny weather l am charging for free. ideal for short journeys , comfortable ride . Very annoying not to be able to adjust the height of the seat, the only car l have had not to have that facility. Your recommendation in your manuel, is to use a cushion. I have done this and obviously it works but this solution is not ideal as the cushion moves when getting into and out of the car.

I have found the Spring to be very comfortable and roomy for me and my wife, with the back seat ideal for occasional school runs. The boot is a very good size for such a small car. It is very cheap to charge at home and much more economical to drive than petrol cars. The only minor thing is that the lights are either off or main beam, I don’t like having headlights on when it’s daytime. I can’t find a way to put the sidelights on. All in all, I’m very happy with the car and the service from the dealership was excellent.

Never thought I'd buy an electric car but after discussing it with my partner and Oliver(one of the sales team at Dacia,Llansamlet,Swansea) we both bought one.We've now both had ours for 3 months and very very happy with them.Easy to charge(we use a cable with a 3 pin plug)and very clean on the environment.Very happy with Olivers input and backup.Cheers Dacia.

My Dacia spring is a delight to drive. The distance from my home to work is very short so I just needed an electric car that could do that job and more if needed, and it can. It's range is good for myself as I drive very short distances, but I did manage to make an 80 mile trip away without needing to stop and charge and I was left with about maybe 35% battery. (I think, I don't fully remember as it was quite a while ago), and your milage will quite literally vary. For me, it also has everything I need. I went for the latest extreme 100 model as I definitely needed the car play / Android auto functionality, which the extreme models have. I also like the physical AC controls as well. Where I won't be taking passengers regularly my only gripe is that it's 4 seats instead of 5, and when you have passengers, it can feel a bit cramped / tight sometimes. (Although that does help with parking). Despite all of this, at this moment in time I don't have any major complaints (of course time will tell with), but for now I'm loving my Dacia Spring.

Excellent small light vehicle. Only things that would be nicer would include better door trims (they are a bit plastic feeling). An option to remove the battery percentage and miles to empty would also be useful for people with range anxiety so you can go back to basic driving just using a fuel guage. The extreme 100 model has a wonderful balance of power and handling. I am not left with a mundane car, or something I would get bored with. It's economical and fun.

I just couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase of the Dacia Spring. My mobility is now much reduced and it has opened a new freedom. I only drive in my local area and can charge it up at home. I appreciate its simplicity easy-manoeuvring. especially when reversing. A fully recommended good value purchase.

The car itself Dacia Spring Extreme is fantastic electric "city car" that will do dual carriageways. I could quite easily do a 30 mile daily commute ( 60 mile round trip ) and a nightly ( home granny type 6A ) charge ( not tried it in the winter ! ) The associated Dacia app is so useless I just ignore it sometimes it works sometimes it does not. I you want to employ me to re write what I have discovered so far about your instruction manuals and tutorial videos then I will consider doing so. It is not just me or the Dacia Spring ( other Dacia models also have issues ) as do quite a few other makes of EVs and their chargers ( and apps).

Really nice day to drive ,has most features. But it has really bad headlights , for night driving .. That’s the one thing that lets it down ,would have liked heated wing mirrors ,but that is pushing it a bit far ! Also you have to reboot the screen display ,a lot . But a good electric car for the price , Only the little niggles ,like most cars ,you buy .

I knew the car was a cheap car without any bells and whistles. For most of it I was positively surprised. The reason for 4 stars is that it is still a very expensive car for it to start squeaking and making noise after a couple of months like I had it for a couple of years; all with just very light usage of just kids pickups and some groceries shopping.

The car itself is great value for money, so no real complains. However, the app definitely needs work as I've never been able to connect to it. The car can be quite difficult to corner with - it rolls quite a lot and the seats don't hold you in place. In general, the car doesn't perform fantastically, but it would be harsh to compare it to anything as it sort of sits in its own category for now. It's really nippy and that's a big plus! Space is OK - it's a small car, so it's what I expected. I will add that the front interior space is super, minus the cupholder, which I understand you can buy. Look, It's a very good car, for very little money. Very solid value for money!

I cannot give it 5 stars as it is a budget car and built to a low price, however it does the job very well. It drives and handles very well on the short town journeys it was bought to do and it does it in reasonable comfort. The tech works well but the doors feel tinny when you shut them. We excuse that given its incredibly low price. As a town car it is very good.

Great around the town and small journeys The negatives are:- biggest issue for me is that you can’t open or close back windows from the driver seat, No heated windscreen or wing mirrors, Should have made it slightly bigger and had 5 seats as the gap at the back is nearly big enough, Show how much air is in tyres, Spare tyre,

This EV is simply amazing. It ticks so many boxes including good looks, equipment, smooth driving, easy charging, comfort and good value for money. The MyDacia app is a bit hit and miss and needs work especially when setting up future charging and monitoring current charge status. Given that the car is so good, the remote software does let it down. However, I have given the Spring glowing reports to all my friend family.

Feels great to drive. The motor is small but still quite punchy. I am getting amazing efficiency. 3 months of driving almost 2000 miles and my overall efficiency has improved to 6.4kwh. Considering the battery size of 24 Kw that's an impressive 153 miles of range on a single charge.The car is relatively comfortable on short journeys and has got decent sound insulation. You can hear the noise only when driving on motorways, which I don't quite often do. The only criticism I have is that the car should have come with at least one cup holder in the centre. I know you can buy accessories but fitting one cup holder wouldn't have taken too much away from Spring in terms of pricing. Overall, very impressed with the car and think I have made a smart purchase :)

The battery doesn't seem as good as the 25 plate i had last year. Also it would have been nice to get a granny charger included. I had a 25 plate company car last year and the service and extras that were included were better. Dacia aftercare seems to be going backwards.

Great vehicle, fun and easy to drive, very easy to park, packed with many features you wouldn't always expect on a car at this price, extremely economical (exceeds predicted range) and so far no problems to report. Ours is the Cargo version and is a great little car derived van EV. Making the "Frunk" a standard fitting would be nice

We're delighted with our Spring. It's a simple, easy to drive and extremely economical little EV. It is all we hoped for and more. The reasons for not awarding 5* are glitchy systems the unreliable app and difficulty of connecting to both car and the app. The radio randomly switches itself on and off changing channels of its own volition. Same with the driver alerts, which despite being switched off regularly go back on again minutes later.

I had a problem with my radio in the Dacia Spring which had stopped playing. Booked in for a service to sort out the problem. Just before the car was to go in, the radio resumed playing. I spoke to Vicky Oakes in the service department to say should I cancel but she said there must be an underlying problem and to bring the car in. The radio required an soft wear update and has been playing ever since. Thanks Vicky.

The vehicle is ideal for a urban run around although it is very basic and would benefit from some more features, we are still waiting for Dacia /Renault to provide some software upgrades in the media console.I am still miffed that I had to wait for the car updates then they rushed it through and less than 12 hours later they slashed the price by £4000 and dealer said they were not notified about price change😡😡I feel robbed

For a small little town runner it does perfectly for me. The regenerative break-in feature is brilliant for local and the standard drive feature is brilliant for motorways. At 70 mph on the motorway you can expect your range to be no more than 70 to 80 mi. But at 56 mph you can expect about $120. If you do what I do, I'll lower it down to 45 or 50 when there's no traffic you can honestly expect To reach the advertise range (if not, running accessories). My honest guess is that the air conditioning or heating will affect the range by about 10 mi, I'm just travelling at night icing. The headlights take off are possible 5 mi (accessory use figures are just my own opinion). I am 6'1 tall and I do struggle with the low roof for my size. When stopped right at the stop line for traffic lights, I have to crane quite a lot forward until my head sideways to be able to look up at the traffic lights. The sun visor is of zero used to me unless I wish to drive like Stevie Wonder. I find the driving position very close to the driver's door, so much so that it's hard to relax, but I figured this before I bought it being as it is only a small car. It is feature rich and all controls are very easily accessible. You can fully control this car without having to touch the screen at all, although the screen does have a lot of useful functions, it's main purpose is entertainment. Android auto compliant and works very well. The dachsha app works very well for monitoring, charging and battery state and also to activate air conditioning or to flash the lights and beep the horn three times when necessary. All in all this is a wonderful little car but is not going to be useful. If you are a giant who wants to do many, many miles. I will finish on the most important part which is charging. From 10% to 100% on a fast charger will take around 60 mins. 20% to 80% takes around 22 minutes.