2011 Citroen C1: MOT pass rate and reliability

70.5% of 2011 Citroen C1s pass the MOT first time, measured across 13,722 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,995 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Citroen C1s (75.5%, 164,400 tests): -5 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +1.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen C1 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen C1:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2005 61.3% 695 95,053
2006 59.8% 4,564 95,085
2007 61.3% 7,250 90,652
2008 61.4% 10,132 89,317
2009 63.9% 11,851 83,896
2010 68.5% 13,049 78,600
2011 70.5% 13,722 74,995
2012 73.6% 13,848 69,172
2013 76.1% 14,012 63,387
2014 79.9% 13,636 56,577
2015 82% 17,998 52,194
2016 83.1% 18,180 46,209
2017 85.2% 9,131 38,001
2018 88.7% 7,212 31,244
2019 91.1% 5,146 25,389
2020 90.9% 3,315 20,344
2021 95.7% 657 15,704

What this means if you are buying a 2011 C1

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5 points less often than the Citroen C1 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2011 Citroen C1 the average at test was 74,995 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 95.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 59.8%. That 35.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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