Skip to content

Citroen C3 vs Citroen Hz27b: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Citroen C3
73%
MOT pass rate · 313,702 vehicles
Citroen Hz27b
50%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Citroen C3 (73%) and Citroen Hz27b (50%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Citroen C3 Citroen Hz27b
MOT pass rate 73% ✓ 50%
MOT failure rate 27% ✓ 50%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 ✓ 4.0
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 84,223 mi 83,123 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 313,702 1

Most common faults

Citroen C3

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Citroen Hz27b

  1. Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
  2. Nearside Upper Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
  3. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  4. Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  5. Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
  6. Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Citroen C3 (73%) and Citroen Hz27b (50%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Citroen C3 report Full Citroen Hz27b report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.