Citroen C3: reliability by registration year
2002-2022 · 21 registration years · 181,061 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every C3 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,874 | 91.8% | 93.9% | Tyre condition (front) 17.6% |
| 2021 | 7,941 | 89.3% | 92.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (rear) 14.5% |
| 2020 | 7,568 | 86.6% | 90.5% | Tyre condition (front) 9.7% |
| about 1 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2020 C3: Tyre condition (front) (9.7%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (8.4%) · Headlight aim (8.3%) | ||||
| 2019 | 12,988 | 81.1% | 86.3% | Tyre tread depth (front) 8.4% |
| 2018 | 14,697 | 76.2% | 82.1% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 11.3% |
| 2017 | 14,789 | 71.4% | 77.7% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 15.6% |
| 2016 | 8,425 | 66.9% | 75.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.8% |
| about 1 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 C3: Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (15.8%) · Tyre condition (front) (8.1%) · Coil spring (front) (7.3%) | ||||
| 2015 | 11,645 | 65.1% | 73.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.5% |
| 2014 | 13,132 | 61.2% | 69.2% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.0% |
| 2013 | 12,592 | 57.9% | 67.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.3% |
| 2012 | 13,621 | 54.8% | 64.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.9% |
| 2011 | 13,749 | 52.8% | 61.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.7% |
| 2010 | 15,915 | 51.0% | 59.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.5% |
| 2009 | 7,881 | 49.2% | 58.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.4% |
| 2008 | 3,871 | 50.0% | 57.4% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 14.8% |
| 2007 | 4,080 | 50.5% | 59.7% | Headlight aim 11.7% |
| 2006 | 3,522 | 51.9% | 60.3% | Headlight aim 11.8% |
| 2005 | 2,950 | 49.7% | 58.5% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 12.9% |
| 2004 | 2,335 | 49.8% | 59.3% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.4% |
| 2003 | 1,848 | 49.1% | 56.9% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 15.9% |
| 2002 | 638 | 46.6% | 56.6% | Headlight aim 15.3% |