MOT comparison

Renault Clio Mk4 vs Citroen C3 Mk3

How the Renault Clio Mk4 (2012–2019) and the Citroen C3 Mk3 (2016–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Renault Clio Mk4

1,218,417

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 0 of 11 mileage bands

Citroen C3 Mk3

529,459

MOT tests compared · built 2016–2026

Passes more often in 11 of 11 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Renault Clio Mk4 Citroen C3 Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 91.0% vs 95.3%

30,028 and 32,410 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 86.6% vs 92.3%

128,793 and 105,248 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 79.8% vs 87.8%

198,067 and 123,588 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 74.1% vs 83.3%

201,364 and 99,930 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 68.4% vs 79.3%

177,281 and 69,313 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 63.1% vs 74.6%

144,956 and 44,186 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 58.8% vs 70.3%

112,950 and 26,290 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 55.4% vs 66.2%

82,928 and 14,330 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 52.8% vs 62.8%

58,446 and 7,292 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 51.3% vs 62.1%

39,046 and 3,712 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 49.0% vs 60.3%

44,558 and 3,160 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Renault Clio Mk4 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 4 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 3.4% of MOTs against 0.91%.

In 11 of 11 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front coil spring

Fails about 12 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 5.1% of MOTs against 0.64%.

In 10 of 11 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front suspension arm

Fails about 6 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 5.4% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 10 of 11 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

Citroen C3 Mk3 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails over 20 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk4: 0.75% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 8 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails over 20 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk4: 0.59% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 8 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.