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Citroen C3 aircross

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 5 years from 40,433 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

89%

Total Tests

40,433

Best Year

2021 (93%)

Years Covered

5

How reliable is the Citroen C3 aircross?

vs national average+7% (82% avg)
vs Citroen brand average+10% (79% avg)
Best to worst year spread8 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Citroen C3 aircross by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202193%85421,267 mi
202092%7,20425,470 mi
201989%15,28734,016 mi
201886%15,59538,854 mi
201785%1,49343,418 mi

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About the Citroen C3 aircross

The Citroen C3 aircross has been tested 40,433 times in 2024 MOT data across 5 model years (2017 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 89%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol and diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 93% pass rate from 854 tests. The 2017 model has the lowest at 85%. The 8 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer CITROEN C3 AIRCROSSs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 6 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2017) averages 43,418 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 21,267 miles.

Compared to the Citroen brand average of 79%, the C3 aircross performs 10 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Citroen range.

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