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Citroen C3 — Reliability by Year

310,649 vehicles · MOT data 2002–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Citroen C3 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
96.1% pass rate · 1,017 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2002
68.9% pass rate · 14,687 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ — 141
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 9,848 mi 220
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 23,258 mi 105
2022
96.1%
18,362 mi 1,017
2021
94.6%
23,857 mi 850
2020
92.1%
25,348 mi 4,827
2019
89.9%
28,846 mi 13,434
2018
87.9%
33,223 mi 16,150
2017
86.0%
36,724 mi 15,693
2016
82.8%
35,251 mi 9,004
2015
81.2%
39,944 mi 12,659
2014
80.1%
43,255 mi 14,572
2013
78.2%
49,230 mi 14,541
2012
76.1%
53,030 mi 16,815
2011
75.5%
58,765 mi 18,448
2010
73.7%
61,138 mi 23,732
2009
71.6%
59,659 mi 14,132
2008
72.1%
55,868 mi 10,181
2007
72.7%
56,403 mi 14,574
2006
73.4%
56,691 mi 16,910
2005
71.7%
58,953 mi 20,923
2004
70.3%
60,451 mi 25,470
2003
69.4%
63,504 mi 31,564
2002
68.9%
70,005 mi 14,687

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Citroen C3 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 18,362 miles (newest year) to 70,005 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Citroen C3.

See the buying guide →

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