2011 Citroen C1 1.0L Petrol · FX61 XEC

The roadworthiness of this vehicle is highly questionable due to severe structural integrity issues. While the car passed its most recent MOT in July 2025 at 97,561 miles, this result followed a period of catastrophic failures in late 2024. The trend shows a desperate attempt to mask or rectify extensive structural corrosion across the subframe, sills, and suspension mountings. The use of heavy underseal and grease on critical components suggests a reactive approach to hiding hidden decay rather than performing preventative maintenance. The mileage pattern is consistent with a low-use vehicle of its age, averaging approximately 6,500 miles per year. However, the data reveals a suspicious cluster of activity between November 2023 and July 2025. The car covered only 520 miles during this period, yet underwent three separate tests with two major failures. This suggests the vehicle was either stationary until it reached a point of imminent structural failure, or the owner was attempting to pass a failing car through repeated testing, leading to the rapid accumulation of multiple critical safety-related failures in a very short distance. A buyer must conduct a thorough inspection of the underbody to verify if the structural repairs made after the November 2024 failures are genuine. The tester previously flagged excessive corrosion on the outer sills, under sills, subframe mountings, and suspension mounting points. Because the 2025 test noted that heavy underseal and grease prevented a full inspection, there is a high risk that further corrosion remains hidden beneath the surface. The presence of a corroded rear brake pipe being covered in grease further indicates that vital braking components are being neglected or obscured.