2010 Citroen C3 1.6L Diesel · DA60 LRU

The Citroen C3 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 10 December 2025 at 53,938 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three preceding annual tests from December 2023 to December 2024 also closed as passes with no advisories. The two failures logged on 8 December 2023 at 47,303 miles and 12 December 2024 at 51,846 miles carry no recorded defects, indicating administrative or presentational issues at the testing station rather than mechanical faults. The vehicle shows no worsening pattern across the five-year record. Recorded mileage sits low for a 2010 registration. The car covered just 2,522 miles between the December 2023 pass at 49,324 miles and the December 2024 test at 51,846 miles, then 2,092 miles to the December 2025 pass at 53,938 miles, an average near 2,300 miles per year. Over sixteen years this equates to roughly 3,371 miles annually. Such low use suggests prolonged standing periods, which commonly accelerate rubber perishing, brake caliper seizing, and underbody corrosion even where the test sheet stays clean. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection beneath the sills, subframes, and suspension mounting points, as the MOT history records no corrosion measurements yet standing vehicles rot quietly between tests. The absence of advisories on suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs across all entries does not confirm their condition, only that the tester raised nothing. Given the two defect-free failures, verify the V5C and test station notes to confirm no suppressed findings exist. Prior to purchase, check the handbrake travel, tyre sidewall cracking, and coolant hoses for age-related hardening. Low mileage and clean records imply a lightly used car, but the 2023 and 2024 failures without defects warrant a DVSA test certificate check to close that anomaly.