Best dash cam for a Citroen Berlingo (2026): small windscreen, same big-van problems

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The Berlingo is the van you buy when you don't need a Transit. Electricians, plumbers, locksmiths, anyone doing city work where a full-size van won't fit down the street, never mind on the drive. It's brilliant at that. What it isn't brilliant at is giving you somewhere to put a dash cam. The windscreen is short, the rearview mirror sits low, and a camera with a big screen ends up in the one bit of glass you actually look through. We've been through the reviews and the owner threads to work out which cameras fit and which ones don't.

Everything here applies to the Peugeot Partner, Vauxhall Combo Cargo and Toyota Proace City as well. Since 2018 they've all been the same van underneath with different badges, and the windscreen is identical.

Where it goes

Behind the mirror, on the passenger side of the mirror stem. That's it. That's the only spot on a Berlingo that keeps the camera out of your view and out of the wiper sweep. Anything with a fold-down screen or a chunky body pokes out below the mirror, and MOT testers work to a rule of roughly nothing over 40mm intruding into the swept area outside your direct line of sight, and nothing over 10mm inside it. A fat camera hanging under the mirror is exactly the kind of thing that gets an advisory, or a fail if the tester's having a bad day.

So compact matters more here than on any other van we cover. The good news is that the Berlingo's ride height is closer to a car than a Transit, so the camera angle is a car angle and most standard mounts work without any faffing.

Power, and the e-Berlingo catch

The 12V socket works in a pinch, but a cable looping across the dash of a working van doesn't last, and a socket-powered camera goes to sleep with the ignition. Hardwire it. The Berlingo's fuse box is under the dash on the driver's side and the OBD port is right there too, which makes both a fuse-tap kit and an OBD power lead an easy job. Half an hour with a trim tool, or £60 or so at a local auto electrician.

If you've got the electric e-Berlingo, there's a wrinkle. The 12V system can shut down while the van's on charge, and when it does, the camera stops recording. That's overnight, on your drive, which is when you most want parking mode. Owners get round it with a dedicated dash cam battery pack that charges while you drive and runs the camera when the van's asleep. It's another £100 or so. Worth it if the van lives on the street.

The cameras that actually fit

Garmin Dash Cam 47

The smallest camera on this page and, for a Berlingo, that's most of the argument. The Garmin Dash Cam 47 is about the size of a matchbox, tucks completely behind the mirror, and does 1080p with GPS and voice control for around £89.95. No rear camera option at all, which is the trade-off. If you only want the front covered and you want to forget the camera exists, this is the one.

Nextbase 322GW

The Nextbase 322GW is the value pick from the biggest brand in the UK. 1080p, GPS, the magnetic Click&Go mount that lets you pull the camera off in two seconds when you park somewhere dodgy, and Emergency SOS that can call for help with your location if you're knocked out in a crash. Around £99.99. No image stabilisation, and the screen is smaller than the pricier Nextbases, which in a Berlingo is a plus.

Nextbase 422GW

Step up to the Nextbase 422GW at around £149 and you get 2K recording, 10Hz GPS for accurate speed logging, and voice control. It's a little bigger than the 322GW but still sits behind the mirror on the Berlingo, and the rear module is available separately if you want the back doors covered later. This is what we'd put in a Berlingo doing daily trade work.

BlackVue DR590X-2CH

Want front and rear without anything visible from the driver's seat? The BlackVue DR590X-2CH is a cylinder with no screen at all, mounted flat against the glass, and it disappears. 1080p both ends, WiFi, a polished app, around £199. The 32GB card fills fast, so upgrade it. Parking mode needs the hardwire kit, same as everything else.

Viofo A129 Pro Duo

The Viofo A129 Pro Duo is slim, 4K at the front and 1080p at the rear, and it's around £169.99 with both cameras in the box. The design is low profile enough for the Berlingo's mirror area, though it's adhesive only, so measure twice before you stick it. Buffered parking mode and strong night footage. The app is the weak point.

One thing to know before you order: VIOFO has dropped the A129 series from its own shop, so Amazon is the only place still listing it. The maker's current front-and-rear model is the A229 Pro 2CH, sold direct by VIOFO at around $350. The store prices in US dollars and delivers to the UK.

Nextbase 222X front and rear

For the cheapest front-and-rear option with a proper warranty, the Nextbase 222X Front and Rear at around £109.99 does the job. 1080p both ends, magnetic mount, night vision. No GPS, no WiFi. The rear cable run on a Berlingo is short, so this is an easier install than the same camera in a long-wheelbase Transit.

The one we'd skip

The Nextbase 622GW is a superb camera and we recommend it for bigger vans all the time. In a Berlingo it's simply too much body for the glass. It sits below the mirror and you'll notice it every time you check the road ahead. Unless you're desperate for 4K, buy the 422GW and put the difference towards the hardwire kit.

Side by side

Camera	Price (around)	Resolution	Rear cam	Fits behind the Berlingo mirror?
Garmin Dash Cam 47	£89.95	1080p	No option	Completely
Nextbase 322GW	£99.99	1080p	Optional module	Yes
Nextbase 422GW	£149	2K	Optional module	Yes
BlackVue DR590X-2CH	£199	1080p / 1080p	Included	Yes, no screen at all
Viofo A129 Pro Duo	£169.99	4K / 1080p	Included	Yes, adhesive only
Nextbase 222X	£109.99	1080p / 1080p	Included	Yes
Nextbase 622GW	£249.99	4K	Optional module	Not really

A word on tool theft

Insurance on a Berlingo is usually cheaper than on a big van, but thieves know exactly who drives them. A Berlingo parked outside a house at night is a van full of Milwaukee kit, as far as they're concerned. Parking mode with motion detection is the feature that earns its keep here, and the footage only exists if the camera is hardwired or on a battery pack. Some insurers will also trim the premium for a fitted camera, which over a couple of years pays for the thing.

What we'd do

Front only, out of sight: Garmin Dash Cam 47. Best all-rounder for daily trade work: Nextbase 422GW, hardwired, rear module later. Front and rear with nothing on show: BlackVue DR590X-2CH. Whatever you choose, current prices and ratings are in the Citroen Berlingo dash cam product list. If you're an electrician weighing up the whole van setup, the dash cams for electricians page covers the same cameras from the trade's angle, and we've also written up sat nav setup for Berlingo drivers, which has the same "where does it go on this tiny windscreen" problem.