Berlingo camper (Long)
The Berlingo is one of the most often converted cars for camping. Despite not being the biggest – very likely because of its affordability and availability (and availability bias – when you Google small campers, you’ll see a lot of Berlingos, so people naturally assume those are the best, but they are not, read on…).
The Berlingo (and its similar cousins – Vauxhall Combo, Peugeot Partner) is a good car for car camping, but not as good for general driving & comfort during long journeys. It’s not the longest MPV out there (although it’s one of the widest) but offers very good mileage and low maintenance costs. It’s also very well priced – there are plenty of used van or MPV versions to be found. It’s best suited to fill the role of your second car that you can rebuild for camping. If you want it as your main car, it’s good if your budget is low, but otherwise, you’re better off with one of the more comfy and reliable or bigger MPV in our DB.
This car’s boot is 217 cm long ⤢, 112 cm tall ↕, and 120 cm wide ↔.
NimbleCamper rating: 3.5/5
Body type | |
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Make | |
Boot height (cm) | 112 |
Boot length (cm) | 217 |
Boot width [wheel arches] (cm) | 120 |
Comfort rating | 1 |
Consumption l/100km | 6.3 |
Consumption MPG (UK) | 40 |
NimbleCamper rating (out of max 5) | |
Engine type | |
Average used price, GBP (2015) | 8205 |
Boot door type | |
Available in |
- Folded seats boot length (cm): long 180 / van 217, standard 176
- Available until: 2021 – then only as e-Berlingo
- EURO NCAP safety rating (2018 – the 2014 rating was 3/5) – 4/5
- ADAC rating (lower = better) – 2.5/5
Standard rating (not focused on car camping):
Whatcar.com rating Berlingo Multispace 2008-2018: 3/5 • Autoexpress.co.uk rating: 4/5 • Carbuyer.co.uk rating: 3.7/5
Average rating: 3.6/5
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