Reliability Report · European Market

Citroen C1 Reliability

The Citroen C1 (current generation) scores 74/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
74
/ 100
Good
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=156825
156,825 UK MOT tests · overall 24.2% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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74
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 156,825 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 3–5 yrs
78
8.7% fail vs 10.9% fleet
15,122 tests
Age 6–9 yrs
75
16.6% fail vs 19.2% fleet
55,962 tests
Age 10–14 yrs
74
28.5% fail vs 32.1% fleet
62,694 tests
Age 15–20 yrs
67
41.3% fail vs 38.8% fleet
23,047 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Condition
8,779
24.7%
#2
Registration plate lamp(s)
7,899
22.3%
#3
Service brake performance
7,353
20.7%
#4
Tread depth
6,045
17.0%
#5
Wipers
5,419
15.3%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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