Citroen C1 Shine: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Citroen C1 Shine passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,939 individual Citroen C1 Shine tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Citroen C1 Shines presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Citroen C1 Shine tested had covered 15,712 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Citroen C1 Shine bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Citroen C1 Shine rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Citroen C1 Shines actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Citroen C1 Shine

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
6. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.1% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.1% of tests

From 4,174 DVSA-tracked Citroen C1 Shine tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.64% of these flagged Citroen C1 Shine defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Citroen models

• Citroen C3 - 70.4%
• Citroen Berlingo - 68.3%
• Citroen C1 - 75.1%
• Citroen C4 - 66%
• Citroen Ds3 - 60.4%
• Citroen Dispatch - 66.2%
• Citroen Xsara - 58%
• Citroen C3 Aircross - 86.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Puma St-Line X Mhev - 93.3%
• Kia Niro 2 Ev - 93.3%
• Renault Captur S Edition Tce - 93.3%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 93.3%
• Mazda Cx-30 Se-L Lux Mhev - 93.3%
• Peugeot Bailey - 93.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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