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Citroën C2 VTS statistics

How many Citroën C2 VTS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the VTS compares with other versions of the Citroën C2. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Citroën C2.

A version of the Citroën C2. Recorded by DVLA as “C2 VTS”, “C2 VTS HDI”, “C2 VTS 16V”.

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Records analysed
1,256 Citroën C2 VTS records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 554 −20.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 702 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 27.4% Other Citroën C2 versions 18.0%
  • Peak year 2011 4,207 licensed
  • Share of Citroën C2s 11.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 55.9% of those still registered are SORN

How many Citroën C2 VTS cars are left in Great Britain?

There were 554 Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 702 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 86.8% lower than its peak of 4,207 in 2011. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 55.9% of those still registered are off the road.

Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2004 390–
2005 1,647–
2006 2,793–
2007 3,36751
2008 3,80560
2009 4,067150
2010 4,18484
2011 4,20794
2012 4,158104
2013 4,059112
2014 3,860127
2015 3,624194
2016 3,343315
2017 2,989400
2018 2,609462
2019 2,168528
2020 1,828578
2021 1,479631
2022 1,219645
2023 1,016695
2024 798662
2025 614686
2026 554702

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Citroën C2 VTS cars have survived?

27.4% of the Citroën C2 VTS cars first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Citroën C2 first registered in the same years, the figure is 18.0%, so Citroën C2 VTS cars are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 5 other versions of the Citroën C2 first registered in the same years.

Share of Citroën C2 VTS cars still registered compared with other Citroën C2 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Citroën C2 VTS 27.4%
Other Citroën C2 versions of the same age 18.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Citroën C2 VTS registrations over time

Registrations of Citroën C2 VTS cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,292 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Citroën C2 VTS cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’04 403
’05 1,277
’06 1,292
’07 634
’08 510
’09 388
’10 72
’11 1
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Citroën C2 VTS engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 626 Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 93.5% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc, and 6.5% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc. Diesels made up 14.4% of those licensed in 2014 and 26.2% in 2025.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,501cc to 1,600cc 585 licensed 93.5%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 41 licensed 6.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,501–1,600cc Petrol 435 69.5%
1,501–1,600cc Diesel 150 24.0%
1,301–1,400cc Petrol 27 4.3%
1,301–1,400cc Diesel 14 2.2%

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Citroën C2 VTS cars licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year PetrolDiesel
2014 85.5%14.4%
2015 84.9%15.0%
2016 84.0%16.0%
2017 82.8%17.2%
2018 81.5%18.4%
2019 80.1%19.9%
2020 78.5%21.5%
2021 76.0%24.0%
2022 76.3%23.7%
2023 75.5%24.5%
2024 75.0%25.0%
2025 73.8%26.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Citroën C2 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Citroën C2 VTS fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Citroën C2 VTS from 2005 to 2009. On the NEDC test (listings 2005 to 2009), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 40.9 to 64.2 mpg, with CO2 of 119 to 163 g/km.

Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2005 to 2009
Engine and fuel Combined mpg CO2 g/km Listed Euro standard Versions
1.6 petrol 40.9–41.0 163 2005–2009 Euro 3 to Euro 4 2
1.6 diesel 64.2 119 2008–2009 Euro 4 1

Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated

  • Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
  • These are the VCA listings we could match to the Citroën C2 VTS by name. The Citroën C2 page covers every version.
  • Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model name “C2”. How we use VCA’s figures.

Citroën C2 MOT reliability

In 2025, 52.9% of Citroën C2 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 58.8% of the time, so the Citroën C2 does worse than average for its age, by 5.9 points.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Citroën C2s tested, the VTS among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Citroën C2 page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Citroën C2 vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Citroën C2 compared with all cars
Vehicle age Citroën C2All cars
15–19 years 52.8%58.0%
20+ years 53.1%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Suspension is the most common reason a Citroën C2 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Citroën C2 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Suspension 47.9%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 46.4%
Body, chassis, structure 28.7%
Brakes 22.6%
Visibility 19.7%
Tyres 15.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Citroën C2

Versions of the Citroën C2 with their own page. The Citroën C2 page covers all 5,743 licensed, whatever the version.

Citroën C2 VTS compared with other versions of the Citroën C2
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Citroën C2 VTS 554 702 27.4%
Citroën C2 Loeb 102 126 36.7%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 1,256 Citroën C2 VTS records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 8,207 MOT tests 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • 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, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “C2 VTS”, “C2 VTS HDI”, “C2 VTS 16V”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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