Citroen C3 - 2007
357.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen C3, model year 2007.
Sample size: 5,349 cars, 12,022 tests and 43,022 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,349 cars
The 2007 Citroen C3 demonstrates a slightly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, at 358 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 352. The model shows significant improvement in brake and steering issues, with defects in these categories being 24% and 68% lower than average, respectively. However, it performs worse in visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, with defect rates exceeding the averages by 22% to 63%. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the C3 also rises markedly, especially in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,349 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.4% better
108.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 69.0% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 21.1% worse
32.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 37.0% worse
141.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.5% better
300.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 18.2% worse
64.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 56.9% worse
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 4.6% worse
45.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,605
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,708
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,434
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,105
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,038
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,673
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,436
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,295
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,075
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,062
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 943
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 712
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 652
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 537
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 394
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 384
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 380
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 378