2010 Citroen C3 1.6L Diesel · ST10 EAF

The Citroen C3 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 1 August 2025 at 88,804 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. The preceding annual tests from July 2024 at 79,759 miles, August 2023 at 72,839 miles, and August 2022 at 66,259 miles each passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening faults, no recurring advisories, and no structural or mechanical deterioration across the five-year record. Annual mileage sits at roughly 5,550 miles per year against a 16-year lifespan, a low figure for a 2010 hatchback. The odometer moved from 66,259 miles in August 2022 to 72,839 by August 2023, then 79,759 by July 2024 and 88,804 by August 2025, tracing a steady near-7,000-mile yearly climb with no sudden jumps or dormant gaps. The DVSA log is sparse and clean, with the only anomaly being a failed entry logged on 5 August 2022 at 66,259 miles carrying no recorded defects, immediately followed the same day by a passing certificate at identical mileage, implying an administrative reversal rather than a mechanical rejection. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's age and low-use profile, as standing periods accelerate corrosion on structural members and brake calipers even when MOT tests show clear. The clean advisory history means no prior tester flagged exhaust emissions, tyre tread, or welding repairs, yet sixteen years of road salt exposure can hide underseal rust unseen on a pass certificate. Verify the V5C against the 88,804-mile reading and confirm the August 2022 duplicate entry with DVSA records before purchase, since the failed-with-no-defects line warrants clarification. Otherwise the documented care pattern suggests a lightly used vehicle whose previous keepers maintained statutory testing without deferred consumable neglect.