Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 19.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 524 individual Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 96% first-time pass rate means roughly 4 in every 100 Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Autos 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 C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tested had covered 16,412 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 C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.8% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.7% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.7% of tests (3.11x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
7. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.3% of tests
8. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.3% of tests
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests

From 705 DVSA-tracked Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.58% of these flagged Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto year:

• 2021 Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 92.7% first-time pass, 479 tests
• 2021 Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 96.1% first-time pass, 483 tests

Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 96.4% first-time pass, 522 tests
• Petrol Citroen C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 92.8% first-time pass, 489 tests

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%

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• LEVC Tx Vista - 96%
• Suzuki Swift Sz-T Dualjet Mhev - 96%
• Honda Civic Sport Vtec Cvt - 96%
• Ford Kuga Titanium Frst Ed Phev Cvt - 95.9%
• Suzuki Ignis Sz5 Dualjet Mhev Cvt - 95.9%
• Lexus Ux - 95.8%

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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