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Citroen

Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 162 models from 1,838,293 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included).

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Avg Pass Rate

79%

Total Tests

1,838,293

Models

162

Years Covered

1990-2022

Most Reliable

C3 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S

96% pass rate

Least Reliable

C8

67% pass rate

Most Popular

C3

327,173 tests

About Citroen Cars

Citroen ranks 53rd out of 70 car makes in our data (those with at least 1,000 MOT tests) by average MOT pass rate, at 79%. That's 6 points below the 85% average across all models in our data, so Citroen owners should budget a bit more for maintenance.

With 162 models across 33 years of data (1990 to 2022), there's a wide spread of 29 percentage points between the most and least reliable models. Choosing the right model matters significantly with Citroen.

Most and Least Reliable Citroen Models

The C3 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S leads the range with a 96% average pass rate from 1,773 tests. At the other end, the C8 has the lowest at 67%. Overall, more than half of Citroen's models have a pass rate of 85% or more, which is a good sign for the brand.

Citroen Fuel Types

Citroen models in our data come in 64 petrol, 86 diesel, 4 hybrid, 8 electric variants (each model counted once, under the fuel type recorded for most of its tests). Citroen is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1199cc)
£1,175
Road Tax
£200
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£200
Total per year£1,630
Per month£136/mo

Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year and average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026). Insurance not included.

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How reliable is Citroen?

Brand ranking53rd out of 70 car makes
vs average of all models-6 points (85% avg)
Models with 85%+ pass rate108 of 162
Models below 70% pass rate5 of 162
Reliability spread (best to worst)29 percentage points

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All Citroen Models

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ModelYearsPass RateTestsFuel
C320 yrs76%327,173Diesel, Petrol
Berlingo26 yrs74%326,508Diesel, Petrol
C117 yrs81%276,631Petrol, Diesel, LPG
C418 yrs76%240,169Diesel, Petrol
DS39 yrs76%148,721Diesel, Petrol
Dispatch25 yrs71%76,206Diesel
Xsara13 yrs68%52,101Diesel, Petrol
C3 Aircross5 yrs89%40,433Petrol, Diesel
C520 yrs76%40,381Diesel, Petrol
C4 Cactus8 yrs83%35,784Diesel, Petrol
Nemo11 yrs74%26,403Diesel, Petrol
Relay28 yrs72%26,324Diesel, Petrol
C4 Grand Picasso12 yrs74%25,457Diesel, Petrol
C28 yrs70%21,611Petrol, Diesel
DS46 yrs74%20,466Diesel
C4 Picasso13 yrs76%11,647Diesel, Petrol
C3 Picasso10 yrs77%10,674Petrol, Diesel
Grand C4 Picasso9 yrs70%8,469Diesel, Petrol
DS54 yrs77%8,405Petrol, Diesel
Saxo9 yrs70%7,303Petrol
Dispatch 1000 En-Prise Bhdi SS3 yrs83%5,565Diesel
Berlingo Multispace12 yrs81%5,413Petrol, Diesel
C3 Shine Puretech S/S1 yr93%5,327Petrol
Spacetourer6 yrs87%4,793Petrol, Diesel
C1 Shine3 yrs92%4,423Petrol
Berlingo 1000 En-Prise Bluehdi3 yrs84%4,225Diesel
C3 Flair + Puretech S/S3 yrs94%4,075Petrol
C-Crosser6 yrs71%3,512Diesel
C3 Shine + Puretech S/S2 yrs95%3,277Petrol
C1517 yrs64%2,907Diesel
Berlingo 650 En-Prise Pro Bhdi1 yr84%2,665Diesel
Dispatch 1200 En-Prise Bhdi SS3 yrs84%2,283Diesel
C4 Shine Puretech S/S2 yrs90%2,201Petrol
C3 Aircross Shine + P-Tech S/S2 yrs94%2,183Petrol
C88 yrs67%1,860LPG, Petrol, Diesel
Berlingo 1000 Driver Bluehdi3 yrs86%1,784Diesel
C3 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S2 yrs96%1,773Petrol
E-C4 Shine +2 yrs87%1,720Electric
Dispatch 1400 En-Prise Bhdi SS3 yrs82%1,649Diesel
Berlingo 1000 Eprise Pro Bhdi2 yrs85%1,574Diesel
C4 Sense + Puretech S/S2 yrs92%1,401Petrol
C3 Aircross Shine + Ptch S/S A2 yrs95%1,375Petrol
C3 Flair + Puretech S/S Auto2 yrs95%1,329Petrol
ZX7 yrs73%1,114Diesel, Petrol
C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto2 yrs90%1,113Petrol
C5 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S2 yrs95%1,106Petrol
Xantia9 yrs70%1,073Diesel, Petrol
Berlingo 1000 En-Prse Ptech SS3 yrs83%1,005Petrol
C1 JCC +2 yrs94%949Petrol
Ax8 yrs76%900Petrol
C3 Aircross C-Series Ptech S/S3 yrs97%859Petrol
C4 Shine Puretech S/S Auto1 yr89%785Petrol
C5 Aircross Shine + Ptech SS A1 yr92%773Petrol
C3 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto2 yrs98%771Petrol
Berlingo 950 En-Prise Bluehdi2 yrs85%758Diesel
C4 Sense + Puretech S/S Auto1 yr85%749Petrol
C3 Shine Puretech S/S Auto1 yr94%729Petrol
C5 Aircross Shine Bluehdi S/S2 yrs91%709Diesel
Xsara Picasso8 yrs65%668Diesel, Petrol
C4 GR Stourer Flair+ Bhdi SS A2 yrs90%658Diesel
Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/S3 yrs85%635Diesel
C5 Aircorss Flair + PHEV A2 yrs90%634Hybrid
C65 yrs80%625Diesel
C5 Aircross Shine + Bluehdi SS1 yr91%610Diesel
Grand C46 yrs71%609Diesel, Petrol
C1 Sense2 yrs93%603Petrol
C3 Aircross Origins P-Tech S/S3 yrs91%603Petrol
Relay 35 L3H2 Eprise Bhdi S/S3 yrs82%578Diesel
C5 Aircross Shine + PHEV Auto1 yr91%574Hybrid
C1 Origins2 yrs92%563Petrol
BX4 yrs78%556Diesel, Petrol
Dispatch 1000 Ent Pro B-HDI SS2 yrs86%552Diesel
E-C4 Shine2 yrs94%512Electric
C4 GR Stourer Flair+ Ptch SS A3 yrs89%502Petrol
2CV1 yr76%499Petrol
C3 Aircross Shine Ptch S/S A1 yr94%495Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer Feel+ Bhdi SS3 yrs85%473Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Flair + Ptech SS2 yrs88%428Petrol
C5 Aircross Shine + B-HDI SS A1 yr93%425Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Flair + Bhdi SS2 yrs91%397Diesel
C3 Sense Puretech S/S1 yr93%391Petrol
C5 Aircross Flair PHEV Auto2 yrs94%381Hybrid
XM9 yrs72%371Petrol, Diesel
Berlingo 950 En-Prise Pro Bhdi1 yr89%359Diesel
C4 Shine + Bluehdi S/S Auto1 yr87%346Diesel
Relay 35 L2H2 Eprise Bhdi S/S3 yrs88%334Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Shine Bhdi SS A2 yrs90%330Diesel
E-C4 Sense +1 yr88%329Electric
C254 yrs73%322Diesel
Berlingo Flair XTR Bluehdi S/S3 yrs91%319Diesel
Synergie5 yrs65%303Diesel
C3 Flair + Bluehdi S/S2 yrs88%302Diesel
C3 Saint James Puretech S/S2 yrs93%292Petrol
Berlingo 850 En-Prise Bluehdi1 yr80%283Diesel
C5 Aircross Shine Ptech S/S A1 yr91%282Petrol
Berlingo 850 En-Prise Bhdi SS1 yr87%277Diesel
Berlingo 1000 Driver Pro B-HDI1 yr86%260Diesel
Dispatch 1200 Driver Bhdi SS A3 yrs88%255Diesel
C4 Grand Stourer Sense Ptch SS1 yr92%249Petrol
C3 C-Series Puretech S/S2 yrs97%248Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer Feel+ Ptch SS1 yr88%243Petrol
Berlingo 850 En-Prise Pro Bhdi1 yr86%243Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Feel + Bhdi SS A2 yrs93%231Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Feel + Ptch SS A3 yrs85%231Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer TCH + Bhdi SS2 yrs83%213Diesel
Relay 35 HVY L4H2 Ent Bhdi SS2 yrs92%211Diesel
Berlingo Flair Puretech S/S A1 yr86%207Petrol
C4 Sense Puretech S/S1 yr90%207Petrol
C5 Aircross2 yrs94%197Petrol
C-Zero3 yrs86%197Electric
C4 Sense + Bluehdi S/S Auto1 yr91%182Diesel
Berlingo 1000 Driver Ptech SS2 yrs90%179Petrol
Berlingo Feel Puretech S/S A1 yr89%173Petrol
E-Dispatch 1000 Enterprise1 yr95%168Electric
C3 Shine + Bluehdi S/S1 yr87%158Diesel
C5 Aircross Shine Bluehdi SS A1 yr95%149Diesel
C1 Airscape Shine1 yr97%148Petrol
Berlingo 1000DVR Pro Bhdi SS A1 yr92%143Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Shine Ptech SS A2 yrs89%133Petrol
C5 Aircross Shine PHEV Auto1 yr91%131Hybrid
Berlingo Flair XTR Bluehdi1 yr90%125Diesel
Relay 30 L1H1 Eprise Bhdi S/S2 yrs81%120Diesel
C4 Shine Bluehdi S/S Auto1 yr82%119Diesel
C4 Grand Stourer TCH + Ptch SS1 yr85%118Petrol
Dispatch 1400 Ent Pro B-HDI SS1 yr78%116Diesel
Dispatch 1000 X Bluehdi S/S2 yrs85%112Diesel
C4 Grand Stourer Live Bhdi SS1 yr87%110Diesel
Berlingo 950DRVR Pro Bhdi SS A1 yr95%110Diesel
C4 Grand Stourer Shine Ptch SS1 yr95%107Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer Live Ptech SS1 yr89%99Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer Shine Bhdi SS2 yrs86%95Diesel
C4 GR Stourer Sense Ptech SS A1 yr95%94Petrol
Relay 35 HVY L4H3 Ent Bhdi SS2 yrs78%88Diesel
Berlingo 1000ENT Pro Bhdi SS A1 yr85%85Diesel
E-Berlingo Flair XTR1 yr92%75Electric
C Zero2 yrs90%73Electric
Berlingo 1000 Ent Pro Ptech SS1 yr83%69Petrol
C4 Spacetourer1 yr82%68Petrol
C3 Aircross Shine + Bhdi S/S1 yr97%62Diesel
C3 Shine Bluehdi S/S1 yr82%61Diesel
Berlingo Flair XTR B-HDI SS A1 yr90%59Diesel
C3 Saint James Puretech S/S A1 yr100%55Petrol
Spacetourer Flair Bluehdi SS A1 yr87%52Diesel
C5 Aircross Sense Puretech S/S1 yr92%51Petrol
C4 GR Stourer Sense Bhdi SS A1 yr96%50Diesel
Spacetourer Feel Bluehdi S/S1 yr89%47Diesel
C3 Aircross Shine Bluehdi S/S1 yr87%46Diesel
C4 Sense + Bluehdi S/S1 yr87%45Diesel
Berlingo 650 X Bluehdi S/S1 yr82%45Diesel
Berlingo Flair XTR P-Tech SS A1 yr91%44Petrol
C3 Aircross Rip Curl P-Tech SS1 yr98%41Petrol
C4 Grand Stourer Sense Bhdi SS1 yr93%40Diesel
Spacetourer Business B-HDI S/S1 yr82%38Diesel
Dispatch 1400 Entprs Bhdi SS A1 yr86%36Diesel
Berlingo 850 En-Prse Bhdi SS A1 yr89%36Diesel
C4 Shine Bluehdi S/S1 yr83%36Diesel
Berlingo 950 Driver Pro B-HDI1 yr94%35Diesel
Spacetourer Feel Bluehdi S/S A1 yr91%33Diesel
C5 Aircross C-Series Ptech S/S1 yr97%32Petrol
Relay 35 L3H3 Eprise Bhdi S/S1 yr91%32Diesel
E-Dispatch 1000 Driver1 yr94%31Electric
Berlingo Rip Curl P-Tech S/S A1 yr80%30Petrol

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