CitroenC1 MOT results

In 2025, 68.7% of Citroen C1 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 67.8% for cars of the same age. 7.9% had at least one dangerous defect (8.3% for cars the same age). The typical Citroen C1 tested was 11 years old with 61,000 miles. Based on 158,828 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Citroen C1 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 68.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 67.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 6.5%passed after repair
Failed: 24.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.9%same age 8.3%
Typical mileage: 61,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Citroen C1All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	313	91.4%	88.5%
2021	4,185	90.0%	87.2%
2020	3,497	86.6%	85.9%
2019	4,966	84.2%	83.5%
2018	6,858	84.0%	80.8%
2017	8,769	80.0%	78.1%
2016	17,626	76.4%	74.8%
2015	17,343	75.5%	71.8%
2014	13,168	72.9%	68.5%
2013	13,468	67.7%	65.6%
2012	13,228	64.5%	63.2%
2011	13,024	60.6%	61.0%
2010	12,174	58.9%	59.1%
2009	10,815	55.5%	58.1%
2008	8,789	52.6%	57.0%
2007	6,160	53.3%	57.2%
2006	3,833	51.6%	56.8%
2005	611	52.9%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Citroen C1All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	5,675	89.7%	87.4%	19,200
5-9 years	47,191	79.5%	79.1%	41,600
10-14 years	69,283	67.1%	65.7%	66,200
15-19 years	36,423	54.7%	57.6%	87,600
20-29 years	247	55.1%	59.6%	92,300

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Citroen C1 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4,676	2.9%	1.8×	69.8%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	4,642	2.9%	0.9×	74.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	4,424	2.8%	1.2×	72.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	4,203	2.6%	1.6×	65.5%
BS Bristol	South West	3,977	2.5%	1.5×	62.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	3,260	2.1%	1.1×	68.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	3,010	1.9%	1.5×	67.4%
BN Brighton	South East	2,923	1.8%	1.5×	69.1%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,915	1.8%	1.3×	66.8%
M Manchester	North West	2,845	1.8%	1.2×	69.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	2,769	1.7%	1.2×	73.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	2,721	1.7%	1.0×	70.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	2,522	1.6%	1.2×	71.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	2,457	1.5%	1.2×	67.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	2,424	1.5%	1.2×	68.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	2,401	1.5%	1.1×	68.5%
PR Preston	North West	2,312	1.5%	1.6×	71.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,217	1.4%	0.8×	70.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	2,185	1.4%	1.3×	69.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,102	1.3%	1.0×	69.6%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,060	1.3%	1.3×	62.9%
BA Bath	South West	2,048	1.3%	1.5×	65.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,020	1.3%	1.0×	64.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,982	1.2%	1.1×	67.4%
NP Newport	Wales	1,979	1.2%	1.4×	64.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,944	1.2%	0.8×	65.5%
GU Guildford	South East	1,935	1.2%	0.9×	70.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	1,915	1.2%	1.4×	73.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,901	1.2%	1.3×	67.8%
WA Warrington	North West	1,814	1.1%	1.1×	69.1%
TS Teesside	North East	1,747	1.1%	1.2×	67.5%
SN Swindon	South West	1,721	1.1%	1.2×	69.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,711	1.1%	1.0×	69.3%
EX Exeter	South West	1,692	1.1%	0.9×	63.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,655	1.0%	1.1×	65.9%
SK Stockport	North West	1,649	1.0%	1.0×	65.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,640	1.0%	1.3×	68.0%
CH Chester	North West	1,624	1.0%	0.9×	64.0%
L Liverpool	North West	1,607	1.0%	0.9×	71.6%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,604	1.0%	1.1×	69.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,549	1.0%	0.7×	63.4%
RG Reading	South East	1,529	1.0%	0.6×	69.3%
RH Redhill	South East	1,512	1.0%	0.9×	70.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,476	0.9%	1.0×	73.2%
SO Southampton	South East	1,424	0.9%	0.7×	69.9%
ME Rochester	South East	1,412	0.9%	0.8×	72.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,389	0.9%	1.3×	66.7%
TA Taunton	South West	1,380	0.9%	1.3×	67.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,368	0.9%	0.7×	72.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,363	0.9%	0.9×	69.8%
DH Durham	North East	1,362	0.9%	1.7×	68.7%
BL Bolton	North West	1,282	0.8%	1.1×	72.2%
OX Oxford	South East	1,272	0.8%	0.7×	69.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,266	0.8%	0.7×	69.7%
OL Oldham	North West	1,208	0.8%	1.1×	68.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,194	0.8%	1.1×	72.0%
TR Truro	South West	1,194	0.8%	1.2×	63.7%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,186	0.7%	1.5×	69.6%
DL Darlington	North East	1,154	0.7%	1.3×	65.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	1,145	0.7%	1.7×	65.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	1,120	0.7%	2.1×	68.8%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,114	0.7%	1.0×	68.9%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,111	0.7%	0.7×	67.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,096	0.7%	0.9×	69.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,083	0.7%	1.2×	67.6%
DA Dartford	South East	1,033	0.7%	0.9×	74.8%
WN Wigan	North West	1,031	0.6%	1.4×	68.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	927	0.6%	1.0×	69.5%
LA Lancaster	North West	922	0.6%	1.1×	67.1%
CW Crewe	North West	917	0.6%	1.0×	70.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	910	0.6%	1.0×	71.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	900	0.6%	0.7×	75.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	872	0.5%	0.8×	71.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	868	0.5%	1.3×	66.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	858	0.5%	0.8×	73.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	821	0.5%	0.7×	68.6%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	809	0.5%	0.6×	72.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	797	0.5%	0.7×	66.6%
LU Luton	East of England	761	0.5%	0.7×	69.0%
SE London SE	London	744	0.5%	0.6×	69.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	722	0.5%	1.0×	65.4%
TW Twickenham	London	706	0.4%	0.6×	76.6%
SL Slough	South East	676	0.4%	0.6×	74.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	670	0.4%	0.9×	60.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	666	0.4%	0.8×	64.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	655	0.4%	1.1×	65.5%
RM Romford	London	640	0.4%	0.5×	76.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	637	0.4%	1.6×	65.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	599	0.4%	0.9×	64.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	588	0.4%	0.5×	59.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	587	0.4%	1.0×	69.3%
CR Croydon	London	540	0.3%	0.5×	71.5%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	529	0.3%	0.6×	53.3%
EN Enfield	London	528	0.3%	0.6×	70.1%
AL St Albans	East of England	496	0.3%	0.7×	73.2%
E London E	London	478	0.3%	0.4×	72.4%
N London N	London	477	0.3%	0.5×	70.2%
PA Paisley	Scotland	467	0.3%	0.6×	67.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	458	0.3%	0.7×	55.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	457	0.3%	1.0×	71.8%
UB Southall	London	429	0.3%	0.4×	76.0%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	414	0.3%	0.7×	71.3%
WD Watford	East of England	383	0.2%	0.6×	70.0%
BR Bromley	London	375	0.2%	0.7×	71.7%
IV Inverness	Scotland	356	0.2%	0.5×	66.0%
HA Harrow	London	351	0.2%	0.4×	72.6%
NW London NW	London	322	0.2%	0.3×	66.8%
SW London SW	London	285	0.2%	0.4×	66.7%
SM Sutton	London	275	0.2%	0.8×	75.3%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	274	0.2%	0.9×	58.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	266	0.2%	0.6×	65.8%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	248	0.2%	0.7×	68.5%
W London W	London	224	0.1%	0.5×	69.2%
IG Ilford	London	205	0.1%	0.3×	71.2%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	108	<0.1%	0.8×	64.8%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	68	<0.1%	0.5×	70.6%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	57	<0.1%	0.8×	68.4%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	17	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	9,227	5.8%	0.7×	63.3%
North East	10,059	6.3%	1.6×	68.7%
North West	21,181	13.3%	1.2×	69.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	17,019	10.7%	1.2×	69.0%
Wales	10,663	6.7%	1.4×	66.4%
West Midlands	15,013	9.5%	1.0×	71.9%
East Midlands	11,135	7.0%	1.0×	68.7%
East of England	12,581	7.9%	0.8×	70.5%
London	7,388	4.7%	0.5×	72.2%
South East	23,315	14.7%	1.0×	69.6%
South West	21,244	13.4%	1.3×	65.8%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Citroen C1Cars the same age

Lights and electrics14.0%12.9%
Brakes9.8%7.3%
Suspension7.2%11.6%
Tyres6.5%6.8%
Emissions and leaks4.8%3.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.6%4.7%
Body and structure4.1%4.0%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%1.1%
Steering0.4%2.4%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Citroen C1 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.8%	3.2%	1.2×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.3%	0.9%	3.7×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	2.5%	1.5%	1.7×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.5%	1.0×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.5%	1.9%	1.3×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	1.9%	0.6%	3.2×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	1.9%	0.6%	3.2×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	1.7%	0.9%	1.9×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	1.6%	0.5%	3.2×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.6%	2.4%	0.7×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	15.1%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	13.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.9%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	9.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.4%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	6.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.2%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	4.5%
Coil spring: corroded	4.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	157,944	68.8%
Diesel	858	52.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model