Citroen C3 - 2015
200.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen C3, model year 2015.
Sample size: 12,567 cars, 28,474 tests and 56,977 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 12,567 cars
The 2015 Citroen C3 has an overall defect rate of 200 per 100 vehicles, which is 17% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the C3 experiences significantly more defects in the categories of lights and electrics, body/structure, and other issues compared to the average, with defects in lights and electrics being particularly high at 54%. In contrast, it performs better than average in steering issues, showing a defect rate of 7% compared to 9% for the average car. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the C3 also rises sharply, indicating a potential trend in higher maintenance needs as the vehicle ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,567 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 10.2% worse
93.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 29.3% better
7.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 16.8% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 74.2% worse
54.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.4% better
166.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 302.6% worse
47.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 20.0% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 17.4% worse
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 7,440
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,769
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,830
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,026
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,757
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,963
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,784
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,416
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,396
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,056
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,056
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 944
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 783
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 767
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 655
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 645
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 637
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 481
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 433
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 415