Is the Citroen C2 reliable?

The Citroen C2 has an average MOT pass rate of 70% across 8 years, based on 21,611 tests in 2024. That's 12 points below the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 2007 with a 71% pass rate.

Which year Citroen C2 is best?

The 2007 Citroen C2 has the highest MOT pass rate at 71%, while the 2004 model has the lowest at 67%. There's a 4 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Citroen C2 Running Costs, MOT Pass Rates & Reliability

Citroen C2

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 8 years from 21,611 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

70%

Total Tests

21,611

Best Year

2007 (71%)

Years Covered

How reliable is the Citroen C2?

vs national average-12% (82% avg)

vs Citroen brand average-9% (79% avg)

Best to worst year spread4 percentage points

Reliability trendStable over years

Citroen C2 by Year

Year	Pass Rate	Tests	Avg Mileage
2010	71%	557	82,928 mi
2009	70%	4,221	83,174 mi
2008	71%	3,435	83,883 mi
2007	71%	3,878	84,901 mi
2006	69%	3,401	86,579 mi
2005	68%	3,314	89,131 mi
2004	67%	2,532	87,915 mi
2003	69%	273	83,097 mi

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About the Citroen C2

The Citroen C2 has been tested 21,611 times in 2024 MOT data across 8 model years (2003 to 2010), with an average pass rate of 70%. That's 12 points below the national average of 82%, so check the year-by-year data carefully before buying. Available as petrol and diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2007 model is the most reliable with a 71% pass rate from 3,878 tests. The 2004 model has the lowest at 67%. With just a 4 point spread, the C2 is consistently reliable regardless of year.

Reliability Trend

The CITROEN C2 has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 3 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2003) averages 83,097 miles, while the newest (2010) averages 82,928 miles.

Compared to the Citroen brand average of 79%, the C2 is 9 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Citroen models.

Click any year in the table above to see detailed running costs, individual reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.