CITROEN C32003 · 1.4L Petrol

The Citroen C3 passed its most recent MOT on 23 August 2023 at 62,258 miles, leaving it roughly 23 months untested against today's date. The maintenance trend is worsening. Structural corrosion and steering wear flagged in earlier tests have persisted and spread, while the 2023 pass still carried advisories for both front tyres worn on the edge and slight play in the offside track rod end ball joint. Recorded mileage sits at 62,258 over about 23 years, an average of 2,707 miles per year. The car covered only 3,625 miles between the July 2021 failure and the August 2023 pass. Such low annual use suggests extended standing periods, which typically accelerate sill and chassis corrosion through moisture retention rather than mechanical wear. The sparse record shows no rapid accumulation but does show a clean 2021 pass immediately followed the same day by a failure on washer and wiper defects, indicating a careless pre-test check by the then owner. A buyer must inspect the rear outer sills and offside front lower chassis in person. The 2023 test confirmed both rear sills corroded and the 2022 entries already noted offside chassis corrosion near a mounting; this is a clear ongoing rust trend on a 2003 shell. The fractured leaf spring saddle recorded at 58,600 miles in August 2022 was evidently repaired to secure the pass one day later, but the suspension mounting area deserves close scrutiny for lasting structural compromise. Front tyres worn close to the legal limit on the edges at 62,258 miles point to neglected alignment or infrequent replacement. The track rod end play and worn tyre edges together suggest steering geometry was left unattended. Verify the washer and wiper function, and confirm the offside front suspension and sill repairs hold before purchase.