84.6%
Citroën C3 Aircross
Citroën C3 Aircross MOT pass rate and common problems
The Citroën C3 Aircross passed 84.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
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How the C3 Aircross compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
63.5%
Citroën average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The C3 Aircross runs 21.1 points ahead of the Citroën average. It is 1st of the 21 Citroën models in the data. The average C3 Aircross arrived at its test 5.4 years old with 34,815 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
C3 Aircross MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Citroën C3 Aircross cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 78.4%, a drop of 9.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 16,368 | 87.5% | 15.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 14,047 | 78.4% | 6.1 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where C3 Aircross failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Citroën C3 Aircross cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and tyres together account for 45.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common C3 Aircross MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Citroën C3 Aircross cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 54.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Citroën C3 Aircross cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a C3 Aircross
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 17.9% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 15.5% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and exhaust system system insecure. 14.9% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 3.5% of failure items.
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Citroën C3 Aircross MOT FAQs
What is the Citroën C3 Aircross MOT pass rate?
84.6% of Citroën C3 Aircross cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 35,783 tests. That is 12.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 124th of 575 models.
What does a Citroën C3 Aircross most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Citroën C3 Aircross cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 12.1% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8.3%) and brake discs significantly and obviously worn (7.2%).
Which area causes the most Citroën C3 Aircross MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 24.9%, followed by tyres at 21%.
Do older Citroën C3 Aircross cars fail their MOT more often?
Citroën C3 Aircross cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 78.4% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Citroën C3 Aircross has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Citroën C3 Aircross that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Citroën C3 Aircross's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.