# Citroen C3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Citroen C3 passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 231,623 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 231,623 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 249,531 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 692 | 93% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 13,077 | 92% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 754 | 90% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 12,436 | 90% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 208 | 87% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 11,911 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 473 | 83% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 22,242 | 82% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 999 | 77% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 22,946 | 77% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,968 | 75% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 16,012 | 72% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 3,764 | 69% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 6,285 | 69% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4,504 | 65% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 6,463 | 67% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 5,847 | 64% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 7,189 | 62% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 6,657 | 61% |
| 2014 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 7,483 | 57% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 5,812 | 60% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 7,827 | 54% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 6,477 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 9,106 | 53% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 5,332 | 55% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 10,368 | 51% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 6,347 | 53% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4,787 | 48% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 3,499 | 53% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 2,891 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,157 | 49% |
| 2008 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 3,220 | 52% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,042 | 49% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 3,015 | 53% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 647 | 50% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 2,491 | 51% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 596 | 49% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1,982 | 51% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 446 | 48% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1,616 | 50% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 311 | 48% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 536 | 48% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 136 | 50% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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