2014 Citroen C3 1.2L Petrol · SP64 RAU

The official MOT record for this 2014 Citroen C3 shows a pass on the most recent test dated 9 March 2026, which currently defines its roadworthy status. However, that same date also carries a failed entry, indicating the vehicle was presented, failed, and then re-submitted to achieve the pass on the same day or within the same test slot. This pattern of an immediate retest suggests a defect was identified and rectified without being recorded in detail. Looking back, a similar sequence occurred in March 2025, where a fail on 8 March was followed by a pass on 10 March. The intervening March 2024 test passed cleanly. Across the five recorded tests over the most recent two years, there are two passes and two failures alongside one clean pass, so the trend reads as mixed rather than stable, with no detailed defect information available to assess whether the underlying issues are escalating or being resolved effectively. Mileage accumulation appears broadly typical for the vehicle's age. With 103,034 miles recorded on a roughly twelve-year-old car, the average stands near 8,586 miles annually. The annual MOT cycle implies regular driving, though without intermediate mileage readings between tests, any short-term accumulation or standing periods cannot be pinpointed. The current MOT is dated March 2026, placing the most recent verification approximately five months before today, meaning the test certificate remains current but no fresh data covers the intervening period. Because the official log lists no advisories, component categories, or specific failure reasons, the precise mechanical areas of concern cannot be extracted from the DVSA record alone. For a buyer, this absence of detail is itself a consideration: a fail with no defects recorded typically means the failure was so significant it warranted immediate prohibition, yet the exact system affected is undisclosed. A physical inspection should therefore focus on the areas most likely to cause a straight failure on a high-mileage Citroen C3 of this generation, including front suspension components such as wishbone bushes and coil springs, rear brake mechanism integrity including calipers and discs, structural corrosion around wheel arches and subframes, and exhaust emissions compliance. A pre-purchase inspection by a qualified mechanic, ideally with the vehicle placed on a lift, would be essential to verify the items that prompted the two recent failures, given that the record offers no transparency on what was actually rectified.