2021 Renault Trafic review | Edd China's in-depth review | What Car?
The Renault Trafic is a good all-round package that owner-drivers will be drawn to, from the generous equipment levels and innovative features through to its efficient engine and responsive automatic gearbox. Edd China is your guide in this van review.
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Had a traffic in my old job, really good van, takes some stick, underrated, reputation just needs boosting as they are worth it all day long.
Edd China could talk about how various types of paint dry and I'd still watch it!
I’d take this over a transit any day
Good to see you again Edd.
I have Renault trafic business + Zero turbo lag for what I need and I work for Amazon. Perfect!!
I would dig a six speed manual with the big passenger mirror. Living the life!
Finally! A car reviewer with similar height as me. Hope he will review some compact cars too.
This van is a decent size but Edd makes it look rather cramped in the cabin, being so tall..... a bit like an old Bedford Rascal or a Suzuki Carry.
Ha ha that's what I thought hes huge
I wonder if he knows that drivers seat is height adjustable lol
happens to him in ALL VANS
Edd presenting... liked and subscribed
Nice vans and they are nice to drive too. Only problem I had with the older one was turbo lag. The 1.6 engine could not boost the turbo quick enough, which means getting away quickly at junctions could be troublesome. Glad to see a 170bhp engine option too to keep up with the transit custom.
So true i have the older 2013 2.0 dci version and a friend has a 2018 1.6 version and mine pulls away from it like his hand brake is stuck on, gonna buy a new one as they have gone back to 2.0!
Good review Edd
Thank goodness you can still buy the old Vivaro. It just comes from Renault now. These vans are awesome for the money.
This could be Edd's new show: "What Car?" 😀
This didn't age well did it😂
Currently on my 3 rd Trafic since 2003, current van a 115 dci sport faultless 212k no faults no breakdowns been totally exemplary, Will be changing this year for yet another Trafic.
Am watching this vid as on my second 115 dci and thinking of upgrading. My first 115 gave up it’s clutch at 137,000 miles so got rid of it at that point. My current one gave up its clutch at 97,000 - I replaced the clutch (£1200) and it’s going like a beauty (touch wood). Aside of the clutches they have both been amazing and loved them. I’m not sure I can afford this latest model but I’m not confident the 2014 onwards 1.6 will feel like much of an improvement.
Your advice : manual or automatic gear ?
4 yr wty? LCV models are covered by a warranty package for up to 3 years from date of first registration with unlimited mileage during the first 24 months, then limited to a total of 100,000 miles or 3 years whichever comes first.
oh my i havnt seen this amazing man since the wheeler dealer days omg
Hello Edd, what would you say about the fiat van 1.6 diesel it looks very similar to the Renault traffic? Is it a better diesel engine?
Nice to c u Edd. Most not available in the US cheers
Great video Ed but you need a style update! The two tee shirt number is a bit 1990s....
Love my 2018 traffic. We got a pre reg for 15k plus vat for the sport in grey. Now just going to get a 2020 spirt in black. They are thin on the ground in certain colours due to corona. Love the traffic and its coming in 10k less than a like for lije transporter!
so i drove both this and the transit custom back to back for equal time - 6 months total. The transit was horrible - gear change was like a revolver and felt like the gearstick was ready to snap off in my hands. It was lound, crampled and plasticky compared with the renault. Was I driving a duff transit. It was hired through northgate?
What about thoes injectors. They tell there own story on the older vans has these vans got the same issue
Awesome vlog
Great stuff Ed!!!
I am curious about the 2020 nissan e-nv 200 kombi for a family car. Because the one thing I have against electric cars is you have to sacrifice space for battery. But a van (hopefully) solves that. Problem I can't find a review after 2017. And dealers will include their first born just to sell you one. I need an independent adjudicator, and I am especially interested in range on charge with load
Thank you very much - i like your video - you explain so nice about the mini bus - beautiful design - bellisimo interier & Exterier - very good taxi mini bus - nice be kredit distibushn internationaly good model good choise - thank you very much - be happe be yourself - be cool be strong best wishes - nice weekends -
Where did you film that please, i keep seeing that bloody corner in TV and films :) (Children of men) was one, is it at Mira... Thx Edd :)
How about the Merc Vito as we can tell that not having the transporter your waiting for the 6.1
I don't want to get stuck in the Trafic in the traffic.
Um Ed, do you work as Renault salesman now? The interior plastics had got worse when they made the 2014 model, the black door/cab panels scratch very easily now. the wide view interior mirror IS fitted in my 2017 model, . And the phone holder, the nokia 3110 isn't in vogue now, so make a holder that'll take a Smartphone please😃 how have they not changed that! Colour coded Bumper, front only BTW. Great an auto is available now. Oh and I really like my 2017 LWB Sport Crew Cab Trafic
Any idea on when Ed will be reviewing the 2022 van?
Nice upgrade to the headlights at long last but please tell me they finally addressed the issue of the phone cradle being too small for most phones?????
Still too small unfortunately
Hi Ed I like your reviews. I hope if you could do a review on Renault Master with 4 wheel drive.
A wide angle mirror in the passenger sun visor is an option? That sounds to be the most ridiculous thing ever. Why not just have a wide angle mirror attached to the door mirror, like on most other vans?
Can you do quirks and features of Mike Brewer episode?
Would this fit a 6ft 3 bed base in the back
Seems to be a lot of problems with this van as far as I can see. There’s a bunch of these vans on our job. The bog standard 1.6 model. Most of them have had to be brought away to be fixed. I’m hearing the lads are constantly topping up engine oil. There’s problems with the adblue system and the dash says get it fixed before so many kilometres or else it goes into limp mode until it’s fixed. Someone said running the adblue tank low is the cause of that problem. Latest problem I’m hearing now is the fan belt breaking, that’s happened on several vans around the same time last few weeks. When these vans get parked there is fans roaring like a jet engine (in cold weather). Lads are saying the 2018 model has more grunt.
Wow mechanic , engineer and inventor!!! And what car presenter!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
And there's a top gear presenter on auto trader and a fifth gear presenter on "love cars" and another fifth gear presenter on "carfection" and yet another fifth gear presenter on fully charged, TV is dead, this is the new TV. I'm willing to bet that more people watch this stuff than actually watch wheeler dealers on actual TV these days. My TV hasn't been switched on in over a year. TV is dead. Edit to add, now Chris Harris is on topgear, no one sees anything he does, because no one watches TV anymore, I don't know anyone who actually watches top gear now, so Chris Harris jumping to TV means less than half the viewers he used to have just messing about online. TV is dead.
Can you Review the Renault Master??
Great review. Looking at the stats on screen and comparing to the custom booklet. The traffic is bigger exterior on everything but inside the short wheel base length the custom wins. Long wheel base traffic wins. Lowest roof giving most height the custom wins. The highest high roof is the traffic. The width and wheel arch gap the custom wins comfortably. Think the french always love their own vehicles so probably why they go on about it. Though seeing french cars here with french number plates they are useless drivers so wouldn’t pay much attention to them. I think most vans these days are pretty good. Just depends on dealer support and what you need from a van
My borther owns one from 2016, used his van often at times and its really nice to drive, I prefer driving his van than driving my own car lol
As builders we have enough trouble and headaches from work we do not need a bad van
Edd 👍❤️
ed china super fan but no translation into French, I'm sure there would be a translator in French a lot of French would follow you thank you always videos to qualify THANK YOU
I dont know where you got your mug from as I've never had an issue getting a venti Starbucks cup into the upper holders. The mid one is a bit naf though
Oliver Standing Have seem the size of him? That’s probably a 3 litre flask. Pretty sure the guy is a giant. He looks huge in that cab. I have a new Trafic Sport and there’s soo much room and I’m nigh-on 6’ tall. 😂
@@davenewman9155 yeah think hes I the realms of 6'6 if not taller.
2:06 Interesting to see that the Clio 2 door handles are still being used.
good catch. quite nostalgic.
Renault do this a lot interchange bits from all other models
guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it
And the radio controls on the right of the steering column
I have a 2005 Trafic, L1H2, 1.9 dci (168000 miles) and a 2014 Vivaro L2H2, 2.0 litre diesel (100000miles), the older Trafic is by far a better vehicle.
Ma possiamo sperare in una traduzione in italiano del tuo canale? Grazie
Put the middle seat down and there is a coffee cup holder that will fit your cup
Are they any good? Thinking about going for a tragic but can’t make my mind up!
Bugger ! My Renault is the older model now. :( Still love the Renault.........................
Watches like a reading of the spec list.
Falta la version en español, ganaría muchos seguidores
We hire alot of vans at work.I've drove the new traffic for a month and the vivaro for longer.As vans they are ok but the new shape ford transit is far better.
In what ways do you consider the Transit to be better? Personally I found the Traffic much smoother and easier to drive, while the Transits I've driven had more jerky drivetrains which made driving quite tiresome.
“Over in Europe”? Where do you think the UK is? Asia?
Not in Europe 🤔😁
The UK is currently leaving Europe so, not really Europe anymore, technically, seeing as that's what all the Brexit stuff was about, the UK not being in the EU anymore.
Politics and geography are two different things. It’s a geographical comment, not a political one. The UK is in Europe. Europe is a place. (Although conflating any institution or organisation with ‘Europe’ is part of the problem everywhere, not just in the UK.) We say “the UK and the rest of Europe”. Not “the UK and Europe”. In the same way that one would say “Wales and the rest of Britain” and not “Wales and Britain “. This is not an opinion. It’s the way things are.
@@thomash2806 Europe is a political entity, countries apply for inclusion in the EU, the place is built out of politics, hence the referendum about leaving, and the UK is leaving so really won't be part of the EU, because the member states of the EU is Europe and the UK won't be part of it, because it's not just about geography. Just being near France doesn't make it Europe if we are no longer part of the EU, this is like calling Canada part of the USA because of 'geography' completely ignoring the fact that Canada isn't part of the USA, same rules for the UK, leaving Europe so not Europe anymore. You can call the UK part of Europe if you want, but it's not correct anymore.
Thomas is right. We have left the eu but we are still in Europe.
*Issues with the 2017 Renault Trafic* (Not fixed in current version?) Turn indicators will not turn off until the steering wheel is returned to almost straight ahead. Steering wheel controls for Radio and BlueTooth are terrible! Buttons on Top, Bottom, Back and Side of stalk. Reverse Gear is way too tall. Riding the clutch is mandatory when reversing. Centre Console is too intrusive. Just a gear knob and cup holder should take up less room. Seating position is off-set to the steering wheel. Long drives will make you a cripple !!! No adjustment for passenger seating at all. (Bolted in and Fixed) *The Good News* A pleasure to pot around in. Unbelievable fuel economy. I currently run at 6.1lt per 100km. That's 47MPG (1.6 single turbo Diesel. 66kw) Masses of space. I can fit three dirt bikes, 2 large 1500mm tool boxes and enough camping gear for a full weekend. Plenty of grip from the Michelin Tyres. Great budget friendly Van when compared to he competition.
Love the Renault trafic, wish they would bring it to the US with just a little more luxury or even a camper version, it would sell like hot cakes!
Wouldn't have thought it is a Renault Traffic, not a Renault Trafic! Didn't realize that is *not* a typo until just now
Can you buy a van if you're not a trade professional and use it as a car?
Yes
Depends on how obese your missus is.
No. You have to use it as a van.....
I drive a Hyundai i10 and people don’t respect me on the streets. I feel I need a van so that people know not to mess with me.
@@kinocchio - Probably one of the most ridiculous comments I've read in a long time. LOL 😂
So, if you want to buy a new last generation Vauxhall Vivaro instead of the new “economy size” replacement, buy a Renault... 🤣
I was thinking the same it's basically the vauxhall variant from the black dash to the passenger visor mirror
Vauxhall built the trafic under licence from Renault.. and not very well. The new vivaro is just a Peugeot expert built badly
@@twinscrollturbo4410 yup got in in one. God awful build quality I think stevie wonder built mine judging by the panel gaps. Terrible materials and underpowered 1.6litre engines. I would take the transit custom everytime
@@chappy2121 i was tempted by the custom as they look great but from friends and my misses dads experience they in the garage as much as on the road, thinking mercedes vito lwb next
chappy2121 all the transits customs I’ve driven had pretty crude engines.. the Trafic sport Ive just bought seems like a limo in comparison
A far better van than a Ford Transit
Edd is that tall he makes a van look like a mini 😂
It has clio 4 dashboard
Holy Moses you sit right on top of your steering wheel Give me any day an Iveco Daily
gosh he is 6' 7"...he is very tall
Trafic shares the low spec. engine with the Vito and other non-van cars like mercedes A and B series A 180 d. And renault koleos, megane, Talisman... It's a simple 1.6 120 bhp engine.
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Why are they so expensive I bought a new trafic 115 with metallic paint 1.6 in 2015 for 15000 Inc vat now they want mega bucks for it which is a van design going back 15 years...
I had 2016 Renault Trafic swb I swapped it in for Toyota proace compact way better van
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Just had my EGR COOLER REPLACED cost £1300 Almost all jobs on these vans require engine out!
Crashy?.. the earlier versions 2014-2019 where the best in class for road ride quality, I’ve just driven the transporter and tranny custom back to back several times over, the VW is way overpriced and the custom is overrated for some reason, I found the engines where very ‘gravelly’ sounding and gutless. unless you’re comparing it to an S Class merc then yes it’s maybe a bit ‘craahy’
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@@JDMz we are (we're)
This will be nice if converted to a camper van.
I've got the previous version as a professionally converted pop top camper. It drives great and slightly bigger than a VW (and much cheaper). 🙂
@@Mal_Outdoors must be great for those summer trips!
Check Adria, among others... ;-)
Nowhere to put your left foot when not on the clutch. Been like that for years, its bloody annoying and uncomfortable if you drive one of these all day long.
The new split wing mirrors on the trafic are useless…..the old ones were much better..!!
It's early a.m., three lads in the front heading to a job-site, and nowhere safe to stow their expensive coffee's? Who designs these things? Ah yes, of course. Those lucky folk who don't have to get up at 0500hrs to commute to work.
Don´t speak non sense! Edd´s coffee mug might be a challenge. BUT pretty much any other normal coffee´s mugs will fit in there. ;-)
I don't think anything will overtake the Transit and Citroen Berlingo in sales
One day the vw Id buzz
no overhead shelf
No big letter at the start of your sentence.
I turn the video on. "Hi. I'm Ed China..." I turn the video off.
How about you intro videos like "I'm Edd and this is....." We know why you are here otherwise we wouldn't be watching
buy the new 2.0 ...not the 1.6 ....Ford has made a mess.........stick to this.....and vivaro(psa citroen peugeot) adblue system is failing....weak point in this.......gearbox/clutch.....future vw will be ford....mercedes vito 110/114 fwd is renault engine 1.7 (1749 cc)....others 114 rwd / 116/119 and awd are new oem 654 mercedes engine (1950 cc)
Fall from grace for Ed China, from wheelers and deelers to reviewing vans on you tube.
Sweeping the street is better than being on what wheeler dealers turned into
TV is dead, just ask Chris Harris how his viewership is going now he's "hit the big time" and no one is watching TV any more, because TV is dead. Auto trader have a topgear presenter, carfection have a fifth gear presenter, lovecars have a fifth gear presenter, fully charged have kryton from red dwarf and did have a fifth gear presenter. TV is dead, just ask people about the new top gear series to find out how many people don't watch anymore. Leaving a dieing TV industry really isn't falling from grace, it's getting out before the roof falls on your head. TV is dead.
Is that you, Mike?
No Edd No Party..
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It’s better than the transit, better value better on fuel, beautiful engine, sweet as a nut, it’s not second to the ford, so stop pushing the so called British build as better, anything built in Europe is better.
I had a transit custom and I must say its better in everyway but cost alot more and less warranty with it
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Jeeezzzz - You're wedged into it. NOt great for the TALLER driver it seems
im surprised Edd hasnt got his orange rubber gloves on to go with the very tiresome long sleeve short sleeve combo he insists on wearing
1.6 dci full of dpf and turbo problems. Avoid
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No matter how good a van, if you can't put ya brew in it then it's shit
Let's talk about thoes rusty hard to get out injectors. That give u sleepless nights cause you canny get to work in the morning
Sorry to spoil your agenda, spamming the same BS in other comments! ALL vans add their "Achilles heel"! There's a lot of them that had stuck injector issues. But there's also a huge amount of them who never had any injector issue! In fact a larger number! So? About "get to work in the morning". There's issues that show up with plenty warning time, like a rusted injector. In fact years of warning time, it surely doesn't happen overnight!! Or other well known issues from the competition. Like broken turbo, distribution or oil pump that leave you stranded on the spot. Waiting for an entire new engine!
that fuel economy is bollox!
Always is in most vehicles
These vans are shit wouldn’t pull you out of the bed. I owned a 08 got rid of it after 6 months and I had a 18 on rental. Ford transit custom all day long I’m on my second one.
They were always scrap
Hello Mr China.... Have you ever worked on a Renault? The 2003 Scenic we had was horrible.... so I scrapped it.... and why is Mike so desperate to be a mechanic? we can all tell he's pretending! and thinks he can get away with it! he's not done the apprenticeship!