2012 Citroen C1 1.0L Petrol · CY12 EGJ

The Citroen C1 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 May 2025 at 82,000 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the prior clean pass dated 1 June 2023 at 76,155 miles confirms a two-year run free of advisories or failures. The only anomaly appears on 30 May 2024, when the vehicle failed and passed on the same day at 77,884 miles with no defects logged on either entry, indicating an administrative or data-recording error at the testing station rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits low for a 2012 car. From 31 May 2022 at 73,376 miles to 1 June 2023 at 76,155 miles the car covered 2,779 miles, then 1,729 miles to 30 May 2024 at 77,884 miles, and 4,116 miles to the 2025 test at 82,000 miles. The average of roughly 5,857 miles per year suggests light use with possible extended standing periods, which can allow corrosion or perished rubber components to develop unseen. The MOT file shows no gaps beyond the usual twelve-month cycle and carries no recorded advisories across the five years presented. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's age and low-use profile. Long idle spells commonly mask binding calipers or flat-spotted tyres that a pass with no defects will not reveal. The clean record implies previous owners kept basic statutory testing current, yet the absence of advisories offers no evidence of proactive upkeep on consumables such as wiper blades or exhaust hangers. Verify the 30 May 2024 duplicate entry with DVSA before purchase, as the same-day fail-and-pass with zero defects warrants confirmation it carries no hidden flag. Beyond that administrative check, the C1's history supports a sound used buy provided a workshop assesses structural integrity and underside corrosion typical of a fourteen-year-old lightweight hatchback.