Petrol Citroen C1: MOT pass rate

75.6% of petrol Citroen C1s pass the MOT first time, measured across 163,316 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 63,498.

Petrol against the other Citroen C1 versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Citroen C1 specifically, petrol is the strongest at 75.6%, and this petrol version sits 0.1 points above the 75.5% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Citroen C1 had covered 63,498 miles at test, against 101,349 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Citroen C1 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Citroen C1

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.9% of tests (3.76x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.8% of tests (3.56x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3% of tests (2.81x the national rate for this defect)
4. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.5% of tests (2.62x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.4% of tests (2.38x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.2% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.2% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.9% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.5% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 3% of tests

From 164,062 DVSA-tracked petrol Citroen C1 tests, 2024, split out from the Citroen C1's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.41% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Citroen C1

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 4.5% of tests (4.18x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 17.8% of tests (2.87x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.6% of tests (2.32x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5.5% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.8% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this defect), also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 24.6% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this defect), also fails
7. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 9.1% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this defect)
8. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 23.9% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect), also fails
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 5.5% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)

From 164,062 DVSA-tracked petrol Citroen C1 tests, 2024.

Other Citroen C1 fuel types

• Diesel Citroen C1 - 62%

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