Citroen C3 Picasso — reliability by registration year

2016–2017 · 2 registration years · 5,092 first tests

2017 breaks the run — 2.8 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every C3 Picasso registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Citroen C3 Picasso first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2017 3,140 70.2% 78.0% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.7%
2.8 pp better than the years either side What failed 2017 C3 Picassos most often: Drive shafts — Joints (front) (16.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (11.0%) · Stop lamp (9.7%)
2016 1,952 67.4% 76.6% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 21.2%

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