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Citroen C3 MOT pass rate by year

How the Citroen C3's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2002 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Citroen C3 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Citroen C3 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Citroen C3 averages 26.4% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200267.8%32.2%258,529
200368.2%31.8%568,605
200469.3%30.7%455,414
200570.6%29.4%370,256
200672.4%27.6%292,062
200771.5%28.5%252,972
200870.9%29.1%177,826
200970.3%29.7%254,321
201072.1%27.9%405,356
201173.7%26.3%295,133
201274.2%25.8%252,803
201376.1%23.9%199,398
201477.8%22.2%179,607
201578.9%21.1%139,437
201680.3%19.7%104,777
201782.9%17.1%165,174
201885.2%14.8%169,112
201987.1%12.9%127,879
202089.1%10.9%52,343
202190.6%9.4%38,703
202292.0%8.0%24,989
202392.2%7.8%6,849

Does age change how often a Citroen C3 fails?

Older Citroen C3s fail more often, as expected. The 2002 cars fail 32.2% of tests against 7.8% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 26.4%. The 2002 is the weakest year at 32.2%, and the 2023 the strongest at 7.8%.

More on the Citroen C3

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Citroen C3: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Citroen models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain