2017 Citroen C1 1.2L Petrol · CY17 BTO

The 2017 Citroen C1 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent DVSA test on 8 December 2025 at 21,159 miles which recorded no defects. Every annual examination from 2021 through 2025 returned a pass with no advisories logged, showing the vehicle has avoided recurring mechanical or structural faults across its recorded life. Mileage sits low for a nine-year-old car. The record shows 14,563 miles at the 14 September 2021 test, rising to 16,868 by 2 August 2022, 18,721 by 5 September 2023, 20,766 by 12 December 2024, and 21,159 by December 2025. That averages roughly 2,350 miles per year with a notable slowdown in the final year where only 393 miles were covered. Such low and declining use suggests extended standing periods, which can allow corrosion or perished rubber components to develop unseen. The clean MOT history gives no flagged items for suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or structural integrity, so no recurring defect pattern exists to warn the buyer. However, a car used this little and left idle for stretches should still be checked in person for tyre sidewall cracking, flat-spotted tyres, and seized handbrake mechanisms from disuse. A pre-purchase inspection ought to confirm the exhaust emissions remain within limits under load and that the brake calipers are not binding after standing. Given the spotless record, the C1 reflects careful or infrequent ownership, but low mileage alone does not certify component health without a physical check.