2011 Citroen DS3 1.6L Petrol · PE61 ACU

The 2011 Citroen DS3 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 22 July 2025 at 73,171 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the prior three annual tests from July 2022 through July 2024 also passed cleanly. The only blemish is a failed test on 27 July 2022 at 44,877 miles, reversed the next day on 28 July 2022 at 44,878 miles with a pass and no defects listed, indicating an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a substantive fault. Mileage sits low for a fifteen-year-old car at 73,171 recorded miles, an average of roughly 4,878 per year. The records show a pronounced gap: between the July 2022 test at 44,878 miles and the July 2023 test at 53,421 miles the car covered only 8,543 miles, then jumped 18,577 miles to 71,998 by July 2024 before adding just 1,173 miles to July 2025. Such a pattern suggests extended periods of little use followed by a busier spell, with the last year showing minimal running. The DVSA data itself is sparse and clean beyond the one anomalous failure, with no advisories on suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions across the timeline. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the car's age and the likelihood of standing periods that accelerate rust on sills and subframes. The low recent mileage means tyres, wiper blades, and flexible brake hoses may have aged rather than worn, so check for perishing and flat spots on tyres from storage. Verify the braking system for any seized calipers or degraded fluid after limited use, and confirm the suspension dampers are not leaking. The clean MOT history implies prior owners attended to statutory testing, but it does not evidence proactive mechanical care beyond the minimum required.