Citroen C1
Registered from 2005 to 2021.
About this model
The Citroën C1 is a city car marketed by Citroën from June 2005 to January 2022, originally developed as part of the B-Zero project by PSA Peugeot Citroën in a joint venture with Toyota, with two generations produced.
From the Wikipedia article Citroën C1, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2011 1.0 petrol. 3,771 of 17,592 tests failed, 21%.
Better than 54% of 2011 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 924 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 1,582 |
| Brakes | 39% | 1,460 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 947 |
| Suspension | 24% | 918 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 14% | 525 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 503 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 39% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Suspension — 24% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 14% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, against the 27% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 10% | 10% | 266 | |
| 20–40k miles | 15% | 14% | 1,872 | |
| 40–60k miles | 19% | 18% | 4,327 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 21% | 5,137 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 24% | 3,534 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 25% | 1,653 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 26% | 552 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 26% | 160 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 27% | 64 |
17,565 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.0 petrol · 71 hp · 915 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 1.0 petrol · 71 hp · 915 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.0 petrol · 915 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.7 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.0 petrol · 69 hp · 928 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.9 L/100km (WLTP) · 14 Wh/km |
| 2017 | 1.2 petrol · 80 hp · 940 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.2 petrol · 80 hp · 944 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1.0 petrol · 68 hp · 932 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.0 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.0 petrol · 68 hp · 917 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.0 petrol · 67 hp · 961 kg · 2340 mm wheelbase · 4.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.0 petrol · 67 hp · 912 kg · 2350 mm wheelbase · 4.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.0 petrol · 67 hp · 905 kg · 2142 mm wheelbase · 4.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.0 petrol · 904 kg · 2310 mm wheelbase · 4.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0843/16
Part of the steering column assembly could fail, which could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.
Recall of the product from end users