2014 Citroen C3 1.6L Diesel · SB64 AEU

The Citroen C3 presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 1 October 2025 at 88,362 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the recorded history. The October 2025 pass came one day after a failure on 30 September 2025 at 88,351 miles, though the tester logged no defects on either entry. This pattern repeats from the prior year, where a pass on 14 October 2024 at 84,502 miles followed a failure on 10 October 2024 at 84,496 miles, again with no defects recorded. Such back-to-back fail-pass pairs with zero advisories suggest administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than escalating mechanical decay. The odometer shows 79,844 miles at the 3 October 2023 test, rising to 84,502 by October 2024 and 88,362 by October 2025. That equates to roughly 4,600 miles in the first interval and 3,860 in the second, both below the implied annual average of 7,364 for a twelve-year-old vehicle. The car has covered only about 8,500 miles across the full two-year window, indicating light use. The record itself is sparse, with five entries and no advisories or defects ever noted, which limits the depth of mechanical insight available to a buyer. Because no suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions faults were ever flagged, the history gives no direct warning of structural or mechanical risk. The recurring same-day fail-pass cycles without recorded defects remain the only anomaly. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of the braking system, underbody structural integrity, and suspension components, as twelve years of age invites unseen rust and worn consumables the MOT entries did not capture. The low annual mileage and clean advisory sheet imply the previous keeper used the car gently and kept it to basic legal standards. The unexplained failures immediately rectified at retest warrant a query to the selling garage about their cause. Absent physical evidence, the vehicle stands as a low-risk purchase on paper, but only a workshop check will confirm the suspension and chassis condition the records left unstated.