258,371 on UK roads in 2025-5,835 vs 2024
On the road
258k
258,371 licensed
Change vs 2024
-2.2%
-5,835 cars
New in 2025
7,716
first-time registrations
Electrified
0.9%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Citroen C3 is a common sight on UK roads, with 258,371 licensed in 2025 - down 2.2% on 2024. 7,716 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (73%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Citroen C3 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Citroen C3 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Citroen C3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 217,999 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
70.4%
217,999 MOT tests in 2025 · 171,699 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
73.5%
2023
72.1%
2024
70.8%
2025
70.4%
▼ 3.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Citroen C3 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 191,728 cars tracked across years
50%
low · <5k
47.3%
avg · 5-15k
2.7%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,954-7,609 miles a year (median 4,997).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 59,847 → 62,350 → 65,500 → 68,204
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
109,809 tests
73.8%
Diesel
61,884 tests
64.4%
A 2025 Citroen C3 passes first time 70.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 5,748 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 86.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 54.7% past 120k.
Of 50,778 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Citroen C3, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
