dr auto Reviews 452

Fantastic place, took a car in to have something checked to which it was extremely quick, the work was carried out whilst I stood there without any hesitation. I was in and out in half hour. 5 star recommend this place.

Date of experience: 16 January 2025

Date of experience: 08 December 2024

The car has very little power. It is a pretty bad car overall. The company we rented from, record go is even worse. We rented it in the Barcelona airport and we went to Pamplona, a city 5 hours from there. Our tire punctured and they took the car to Bilbao, which is 2 hours from there because 'it has to be a specific workshop'they gave us a taxi there and when we went to take the cat they hadn't even fixed it plus they charged us 100 EUROS for the tire plus 567 EUROS for the crane that took it there. When we asked for a replacement they asked for a 1200 EURO warranty so we denied. We had to go back to Barcelona by train and pay even more. Absolutely terrible.

Date of experience: 24 December 2024

Nice car, easy to use infotainment system, connected easily with the phone for Spotify &calls, comfy seats ,huge boot, ,handy reversing camera, powerfull a/c Nice car that is until you drive it. My 25 year old campervan has more power and handles better than this awful thing. Jumps all over the place on bumpy roads, steering wheel that never centres. Dropping down to 3rd gear on motorway hills. Being tailgated by buses because you can't out accelerate them. Makes joining every main road a nail biting hell. God awful handling that nips any spirited driving firmly in the bud. If your into driving slowly while revving your car into oblivion and spending all your holiday money on petrol, rent one of these. On the flip side the brakes were OK.

Date of experience: 02 November 2024

Worst car I've ever driven in a league of its own. Received it in Florence from Hertz rental after my original Megane broke down. This piece of garbage wouldn't accelerate, wouldn't brake, wouldn't keep a straight line... After just 100 km I managed to return it and get something half decent in Bolonia. Fuel consumption at 100 km/h Cruise (didn't dare to drive faster) was above 10 l/100 km. From Bolonia I was heading for the Dolomites, I cannot imagine driving this piece of junk up or, what's worse, down those mountain roads

Date of experience: 08 August 2024

This DR car is actually difficult to drive in a straight line.

Loads of extras, comfortable, roomy. But gutless and terrible to drive. Avoid.

Date of experience: 03 September 2024

Happy to add to the series of bad reviews. Rented a DR4 SUV in Barcelona. The guy at the counter said « it’s a brand of Mitsubishi ». Not it’s not… He said « it’s our last car.we have another one but it’s not clean ». I sensed something in him that he felt sorry (for me not for him) and was low key offering a better option. It was 7pm and I didn’t pick up on it so I said it was fine. I took the DR4.
From outside it looks like a nice SUV. More spacious than a Juke, less than a Qashqai. The car had A/C, car play, reverse camera. All basics. But right off the bat when trying to reach 80km/h on Barcelona’s city ring, I just couldn’t! I noticed the second gear had no power at all. We were just 2 adults and one child in the car. Once on the highway, I managed to reach 105km/h in fifth gear but the wheel started to shake. The car was wobbly and I blamed it on the tires. So I took it back to 90km/h… on the highway… so what should have been a 2 hour trip turned into a 3 and a half hour trip. On arrival I checked the tires and they were all fine. After 2 days, I realized the orange engine light was on. Thanks to RecordGo for maintaining the car! And the mileage was 38,000km which is very high for a rental. But very young for a car. However it felt worse than an aged 300,000km diesel car! These Chinese makers who assemble in Italy are selling this DR4 brand new for 16,900eur with a 5 year warranty so many Italians bite. Rest assured after the 5 year period hating yourself for that choice your car is worth zero. These vehicules are dangerous and should not be allowed in Europe. The gearbox, especially the reverse, are sub standard and you’ll miss and hear it scream a few times. The A/C on minimum doesn’t really cool the car. But the worst is the engine and lack of power unseen and worse than the smallest car you’ve ever rented.

Date of experience: 12 August 2024

Another terrible review to add the the plethora of others for DR Autos. Unfortunately, as it turned out, I was awarded a DR 5.0 for a week’s hire on Mallorca….absolutely horrible car to drive and gutless in the extreme. We actually
Got stuck on a steep exit ramp out of a parking as the car simply didn’t have enough power to accelerate out. Really clanky gearbox and poor visibility out of sides and back. Surprisingly bad fuel economy, so be prepared to make frequent visits to the gas station on top. It was more expensive on fuel than my twin turbo pickup truck! Never again. And God forbid to actually own one!

Date of experience: 31 August 2024

Extremely pathetic service center in the world. Think twice before you plan for your service with Dr Skoda

Date of experience: 09 August 2024

When I went to look at the car key it was a badge that I had never seen before. I thought it could be interesting, how I was wrong. Getting it into gear is like trying to land a a boing 747 whist blind and 9 shots deep. Once you do get it into gear you will be astonished with just how little power this car really has. You may as well get out and push it, hills, you will have to go round them getting up them will be a challenge of the same level as a double Ironman. It isn’t a fan of corners either, any bend over 7 degrees feels like you’re about to attempt a scandi flick due to the sheer lack of grip and poise on the road. Awful.

Date of experience: 23 August 2024

It’s terrible. It’s dangerous. It won’t accelerate and it won’t brake safely. It was a rental from Hertz in Milan. Don’t accept this piece of garbage if they offer it to you. It felt bad even before I exited the rental parking lot, but didn’t want to go through the process of changing cars.

Date of experience: 08 August 2024

Rented this “beast” in Mallorca. I have never driven a car with so little Power. The engine was so weak it was almost dangerous

Date of experience: 22 June 2024

Dr autos best garage in crewe a mechanic called Dave checked my car as I was having exhaust fumes in the car feeling unwell tired etc he was quick to identify the problem with the exhaust front pipe went out of his way to fix the problem he did a diagnostic checked for potential hazards the garage is very fair on the repair price it's my second visit to Dr autos did great job on my brakes pads last time this is the place to go if you need car repairs quick and fits the budget nice staff friendly helpful keep up good work guys 👦

Date of experience: 21 June 2024

Rented this underpowered beast from Hertz in Sicily. Understeer was amazing and I will not go over 110 K in this thing. My old beater truck at home has better as acceleration. The best feature was the back up camera.

Date of experience: 21 May 2024

I was downgraded to this pile of $h1t by Hertz at Milan airport. They refused to give me the premium car I had requested and gave me this, as it was ‘the only available’. Thank you Hertz, never again…
I was shocked this is a car actually sold until a few years ago. Underpowered, noisy, uncomfortable suspension, poor visibility, it makes a poor car to travel with. I cannot think of a modern car worse than this.

Date of experience: 04 May 2024

Got a rental DR 4.0 at FCO airport from AVIS. Worst car ever. Unstable steering, no power, small trunk, no Apple Carplay.

All I asked for was a Fiat that is suitable for the Italian roads …

Date of experience: 13 April 2024

The worst car ever driven.

We requested a "WV Golf" like car in Florence Airport and got a DR.
"What's a DR?"
"It's an Italian car"

From the very beginning, the car felt poor, wobbly and unstable. Clearly a Chinese remake of a15-year old car, technically very bad and "Autopilot" couldn’t hide the fact of a very cheap car.
To drive safely only 70km/h was max on highways – being a pain to all other drivers.
Not safe to drive at night in areas without streetlights, as only high beam light was sufficient to light up the streets beyond 15 meters.
Returned the car after 2 days.

Date of experience: 01 August 2023

Date of experience: 12 March 2024

Initially I was happy about getting what looked to be a smart modern vehicle for 2 weeks of driving on Gran Canaria. It has several cool gadgets, but my old i30 is much better at these gadgets. The aircon is not climate control. The rear suspension is stiff, making the vehicle less smooth in sharp corners and on rough surfaces. The central screen is worth nothing it has touch control if you first use the manual controls!! Remember to ride 1-2 gears lower than expected, it only has power over 3500 rpm. The trunk hardly fit our suitcases, but that's no news -in our i30 they fit well. The l/km is awful using 11 to 19 l/100km. The seats are fine, but the plastic surface is not breathable. Don't be afraid to drive it with full throttle, ever though in windy conditions it sounds like it will come apart. 😂 Enjoy the ride with someone you like or love, enjoy the views.......

Date of experience: 05 March 2024

Italy -We have a DR pk8 and since 5 months the ABS sensor is broken, we have sometimes issues with the breaks due to this. Five Motors in Taranto just left us driving this car and says we are waiting for this sensor. In the meantime we are a danger on the road. since a month we left the car (which we are still paying for) with Five Motors thinking if it's in their way it might speed up the solution but still nothing. Now we might have to buy another car or rent it on top of paying off this DR! Unbelievable really! We have no way to contact DR to complain directly. Does anyone know DR contacts in Italy to file official complaints? Thank you!

Date of experience: 22 February 2024