Citroen C3 Aircross MOT reliability

Citroen C3 Aircrosss passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 35,784 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

35,784

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 petrol

4,279 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 23,665 (most between 15,959 and 33,005).

2022: 100% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.0%)
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn (0.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.7%)

2021 diesel

78 MOTs

These figures come from 78 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 29,761 (most between 17,690 and 38,803).

2023: 60% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.3%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.3%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.3%)

Where 2021 C3 Aircrosss fail

Wheels & tyres

3.5%

Brakes

2.6%

Lights & electrics

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.7%

Suspension & axles

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB (CC BY 4.0, adapted).