Car statistics
Citroën car statistics
How many Citroën cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Citroën model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.
- Licensed in Great Britain 781,664 −3.3% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 17 2.3% of licensed cars
- MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 64.8% Cars of the same ages 71.1%
- New registrations in 2025 20,332 1.0% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 58.8% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 317 naming 23 Citroën models
How many Citroën cars are on the road?
There were 781,664 Citroën cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 96,924 declared off the road (SORN). That is 2.3% of all licensed cars, or about 1 in 43, making Citroën the No. 17 make on the road. That is 27.9% fewer than the peak of 1.08 million in 2013. Diesel makes up 36.5% of licensed Citroën cars, against 27.5% of all cars.
Citroën cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 1.08 million in 2013.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 548,146 |
| 1995 | 593,603 |
| 1996 | 639,979 |
| 1997 | 681,821 |
| 1998 | 713,408 |
| 1999 | 750,605 |
| 2000 | 784,776 |
| 2001 | 857,290 |
| 2002 | 922,856 |
| 2003 | 963,673 |
| 2004 | 1,005,517 |
| 2005 | 1,030,007 |
| 2006 | 1,041,557 |
| 2007 | 1,059,220 |
| 2008 | 1,067,972 |
| 2009 | 1,070,255 |
| 2010 | 1,077,356 |
| 2011 | 1,075,545 |
| 2012 | 1,080,506 |
| 2013 | 1,084,830 |
| 2014 | 1,079,445 |
| 2015 | 1,076,465 |
| 2016 | 1,060,619 |
| 2017 | 1,024,974 |
| 2018 | 989,729 |
| 2019 | 963,926 |
| 2020 | 922,963 |
| 2021 | 893,300 |
| 2022 | 870,911 |
| 2023 | 849,271 |
| 2024 | 825,231 |
| 2025 | 793,254 |
| 2026 | 781,664 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Citroën cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Citroën models
33 Citroën models have a page of their own. The most common is the Citroën C3, with 249,531 licensed: 31.9% of all Citroën cars on the road. Over the last year the E-C3 added the most cars on the road (+5,004, +438.2%) and the C4 lost the most (−11,752, −6.5%). The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel | MOT pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 | 249,531 | −0.6% | 13,475 | Petrol | 68.2% |
| C4 | 169,050 | −6.5% | 13,289 | Diesel | 62.4% |
| C1 | 149,216 | −4.6% | 6,586 | Petrol | 68.9% |
| DS3 | 59,354 | −7.6% | 3,888 | Diesel | 51.8% |
| Berlingo | 50,135 | −3.7% | 6,411 | Diesel | – |
| C5 | 37,019 | +6.2% | 4,883 | Petrol | 77.9% |
| Xsara | 14,268 | −26.0% | 15,063 | Petrol | 51.2% |
| DS4 | 8,169 | −9.1% | 668 | Diesel | 54.6% |
| Spacetourer | 6,768 | +37.1% | 70 | Diesel | 74.3% |
| E-C3 | 6,146 | +438.2% | 87 | Electric | – |
| C2 | 5,743 | −26.5% | 5,010 | Petrol | 52.9% |
| DS5 | 3,451 | −7.3% | 333 | Diesel | 60.5% |
| 2CV | 2,877 | +3.0% | 3,674 | Petrol | 73.4% |
| E-Berlingo | 2,585 | +43.0% | 8 | Electric | – |
| E-C4 | 2,327 | +1.3% | 30 | Electric | – |
| Saxo | 2,144 | −16.8% | 11,372 | Petrol | 56.2% |
| Nemo | 2,043 | −11.7% | 263 | Diesel | – |
| Dispatch | 1,607 | −10.4% | 327 | Diesel | – |
| C-Crosser | 1,064 | −21.2% | 318 | Diesel | 54.6% |
| E-C5 | 509 | – | 0 | Electric | – |
| C8 | 498 | −25.2% | 963 | Diesel | – |
| DS | 368 | −1.3% | 191 | Petrol | – |
| Dyane | 323 | +4.5% | 293 | Petrol | – |
| Allied | 301 | −1.6% | 9 | Diesel | – |
| Relay | 250 | +3.7% | 10 | Diesel | – |
| Xantia | 233 | −18.5% | 1,983 | Diesel | – |
| C6 | 230 | −11.5% | 253 | Diesel | – |
| ZX | 215 | −12.2% | 1,670 | Diesel | – |
| BX | 212 | +14.6% | 1,022 | Petrol | – |
| AX | 211 | −2.8% | 1,750 | Petrol | – |
| C-Zero | 163 | −6.9% | 36 | Electric | – |
| CX | 150 | −0.7% | 401 | Petrol | – |
| Ami | 123 | −3.1% | 72 | Petrol | – |
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New Citroën cars registered each year
Registrations of new Citroën cars in Great Britain peaked at 129,641 in 2002. In 2025, 20,332 were registered for the first time: 1.0% of all new cars, against 4.9% in 2001, Citroën’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 127,873 |
| ’02 | 129,641 |
| ’03 | 115,356 |
| ’04 | 103,707 |
| ’05 | 96,809 |
| ’06 | 93,054 |
| ’07 | 94,816 |
| ’08 | 79,165 |
| ’09 | 70,936 |
| ’10 | 71,858 |
| ’11 | 66,353 |
| ’12 | 71,954 |
| ’13 | 77,126 |
| ’14 | 81,701 |
| ’15 | 78,362 |
| ’16 | 61,963 |
| ’17 | 50,380 |
| ’18 | 48,645 |
| ’19 | 49,708 |
| ’20 | 27,280 |
| ’21 | 29,191 |
| ’22 | 27,374 |
| ’23 | 29,934 |
| ’24 | 29,753 |
| ’25 | 20,332 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Citroën’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Citroën MOT reliability
In 2025, 64.8% of MOT tests of Citroën cars were passed first time, from 714,617 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 71.1% of the time, so Citroën does worse than average for the age of its cars, by 6.3 points. That ranks Citroën No. 45 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 8.4% of Citroën tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Among Citroën models with enough tests, the 2CV does best for its age (+12.4 points against cars of the same ages) and the DS3 does worst (−14.7 points). Average age at test for Citroën cars: 11.1 years.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Same ages | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2CV | 2,468 | 73.4% | 61.0% | +12.4 pts |
| C1 | 162,793 | 68.9% | 68.9% | 0.0 pts |
| C5 | 26,431 | 77.9% | 80.4% | −2.5 pts |
| C-Crosser | 1,439 | 54.6% | 58.5% | −3.9 pts |
| Saxo | 2,906 | 56.2% | 61.0% | −4.8 pts |
| C3 | 231,207 | 68.2% | 73.6% | −5.4 pts |
| C2 | 8,207 | 52.9% | 58.8% | −5.9 pts |
| DS5 | 3,899 | 60.5% | 66.6% | −6.1 pts |
| Xsara | 19,659 | 51.2% | 59.1% | −7.9 pts |
| Spacetourer | 3,253 | 74.3% | 83.5% | −9.2 pts |
| C4 | 171,485 | 62.4% | 72.9% | −10.5 pts |
| DS4 | 9,559 | 54.6% | 66.7% | −12.1 pts |
| DS3 | 68,172 | 51.8% | 66.5% | −14.7 pts |
Every make and model ranked on MOT results
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Citroën safety recalls
DVSA lists 317 safety recalls naming a Citroën car model since 1992, across 23 models. 153 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Citroën No. 4 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Citroën models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 10 |
| ’07 | 3 |
| ’08 | 16 |
| ’09 | 10 |
| ’10 | 16 |
| ’11 | 20 |
| ’12 | 16 |
| ’13 | 6 |
| ’14 | 14 |
| ’15 | 6 |
| ’16 | 15 |
| ’17 | 27 |
| ’18 | 14 |
| ’19 | 16 |
| ’20 | 19 |
| ’21 | 11 |
| ’22 | 13 |
| ’23 | 8 |
| ’24 | 7 |
| ’25 | 23 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Citroën C4 | 94 |
| Citroën C3 | 84 |
| Citroën Spacetourer | 49 |
| Citroën C5 | 45 |
| Citroën DS3 | 37 |
| Citroën C8 | 20 |
| Citroën DS4 | 19 |
| Citroën C3 Aircross | 17 |
| Citroën C1 | 12 |
| Citroën C-Crosser | 11 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Citroën recalls
- 19 Aug 2026 Electrical Harness Protection Citroën DS
- 24 Apr 2026 MCU inverter Citroën C5
- 20 Apr 2026 Body Height sensor Citroën C5
- 9 Apr 2026 Speed Limitation – BCM software Citroën Spacetourer
- 30 Mar 2026 Alarm triggered randomly - BCM software Citroën C3, Citroën C3 Aircross
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Citroën. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MINI | 904,018 | +1.9% | Petrol | +5.3 pts |
| 15 | Honda | 900,084 | −2.7% | Petrol | +4.0 pts |
| 16 | Renault | 890,268 | +1.0% | Petrol | −8.8 pts |
| 17 | Citroën | 781,664 | −3.3% | Petrol | −6.3 pts |
| 18 | Volvo | 761,964 | +5.8% | Diesel | +1.3 pts |
| 19 | SEAT | 600,813 | −1.1% | Petrol | −1.5 pts |
| 20 | Fiat | 593,331 | −3.9% | Petrol | −4.6 pts |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 37,519,147 car records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 29,122,953 car MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 529 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
- MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
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