Citroen C3 1.4 SX Reviews
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★★★★☆
“Five years, one battery and one set of tyres.”
Written on: 24/06/2012 by easyroller73
Five years and 40,000 miles of trouble free transport, no major faults or horror stories, no problems at all but it is boring as are most second cars. Serviced once a year and fuel tank refilled once a month, the grandmother I'm married to loved it! (read more)
★★★★☆
“Once 1 thing goes wrong it triggers off more problems.”
Written on: 08/06/2012
Citroen C3 SX Auto. Bought mine new in 2003 and had problems with the onboard computer within weeks. Actually met my brother in law at dealers when I took my car in for checkup and he was there with same problem - his citroen was 6 months older than mine! This seriously put doubt in my mind about my 'perfect little car!' Good points: - roomy for a small car, nippy both about town and on motorway, nice looking and fairly comfortable. I particularly liked the head room as I'm tall and the... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Once 1 thing goes wrong it triggers off more problems.”
Written on: 03/06/2012
Citroen C3 SX Auto. Bought mine new in 2003 and had problems with the onboard computer within weeks. Actually met my brother in law at dealers when I took my car in for checkup and he was there with same problem - his citroen was 6 months older than mine! This seriously put doubt in my mind about my 'perfect little car!' Good points: - roomy for a small car, nippy both about town and on motorway, nice looking and fairly comfortable. I particularly liked the head room as I'm tall and the... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Shocking, maybe the newer ones are better.......”
Written on: 30/05/2012 by Siennagoldmgf (1 review written)
My partner wanted a economical car and had her heart set on a C3, huge mistake. It's a 2002, where do you start? Central locking sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Ditto the radio. Ditto the speedo. Power steering just stops working when it feels like it. As for performance, it might be economical but it's slow, slow, slowwwwwwwww. Need to go into 2nd for any slight hill, into first on corners where any other car will cruise round in third. Foot almost to the floor to get away in first or... (read more)
★★★★★
“I love my Citroen C3”
Written on: 29/09/2011 by MaureenBR (2 reviews written)
Had 9yrs from new. Just had new tyres, brake discs/pad. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Horrendous Experience. Will Never Buy Another Citroen!!”
Written on: 15/06/2011 by kws77 (7 reviews written)
Citroen C3 1.4 SX Automatic - 02 Plate (2002) --------------------------- This must be one of the worst cars I have ever come across. Even more it is in my posession, but at least i can relay the horrible issues with the car and try to make sure I stop as many people as possible buying one of these. Bought from a dealer in March 2010. In that time it has had the following problems. Head Gasket completely replaced - oil in the collant tank is an alarming site and a warning of this!!!. Fan... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“purchased this car after i had my ford focus 2003...”
Written on: 06/05/2011
purchased this car after i had my ford focus 2003 wrote off in an accident. This is the strangest CAR i have ever owned. one day runs like a dream, next day its a french nightmare!! AGHH!! so far the romote central locking has worked - then not worked - then worked! ive been lock out of the car, ive been unable to start it. Had engine man light MIL come on several times - RAC cant find problem. This car is a nice to drive car, but its a nightmare. i will never buy another french car again.... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 13/06/2011
I have the same problem but it only happens around my house. I have been told it is most likely an RF signal from a house alarm, baby monitor or something similar. Two houses opposite me have new babies - coincidence? Parked my car round the corner over the weekend and guess what? It is fine. going to see how I get on for the rest of the week.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 16/06/2011
Absolutely right. The C3 is a nightmare car. Horrendous experience.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 11/07/2011
Re my Guest review and a RF signal. I found out that a set of electronic gates across road had developed a fault. These have been fixed and I no longer have a problem with my C3 central locking.
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★★★★☆
“Brought my c3 second hand in october 2010 great car...”
Written on: 19/02/2011
Brought my c3 second hand in october 2010 great car had everything i wanted then 2 weeks ago the engine light came on and started misfiring! took it to a garage who spoke to citreon it is a known fault that when the water jets brake it leaks over cylinder 4 of the fuel injector which it then corrodes and breaks!!! the garage put new jets in and changed the way the piping went so it is no longer over the fuel injector, i did have to replace cylinder 4 though and they did show it me! just to... (read more)
Tashajayne's Comment
Written on: 10/03/2011
Did this solve your problem? Just wondered as my c3 seems to be displaying the same error!!
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 01/08/2011
I have just had the same problem. I was on holiday in France the week before last and the light went on. The Citroen garage in Granville could find where the fault was but did say it must be the fuel injection. Fifteen minutes after it was reset the light went on again. I drove the car back to the UK - carefully. The Citroen garage in Horsham gave me the same explanation. It seems to be a design fault which has been modified. Shame Citroen does not seem to have warned motorists about it. I had to have all four injectors replaced. So over £550 of damaged caused by a £9 part. Not funny and not impressed. The car had been brilliant up to then but acceleration now seems to be better.
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★★★☆☆
“I purchased a C3 December 2008, I have never had a...”
Written on: 11/12/2010
I purchased a C3 December 2008, I have never had a major problem until the last week or so. The engine light appeared on my dasboard, sometimes it stays on, sometimes it is flashing and then not there at all for a small time of a journey. My car has started shuddering and cutting out I took it to a local garage who advised the car has mis-firing cylinders and other faults all connected to the one problem, I then called Citroen garage who advised that they were fully booked the day I was... (read more)
★★★★★
“I have owned my car a 1.4i SX automatic for 6 years, &...”
Written on: 01/10/2010
I have owned my car a 1.4i SX automatic for 6 years, & have covered 102,000 miles, I have done all the servicing myself for the last 4 years & have never had any problems with the electrical system or anything else for that matter. I do all the servicing myself & have replaced the brake discs, pads, spark plugs, filters etc at the approved intervals, all have been sourced from Ebay. The car has several rattles which are to be expected from a well used vehicle. I glue the ends of the roof... (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“This seems to be an ongoing problem with the C3 from...”
Written on: 28/09/2010
This seems to be an ongoing problem with the C3 from 2004, apart from all the common things like headlights and coils going, it also has a problem with over heating and the possibility of actualy catching fire.
ive had a ticking noise on mine that i was told was a sticky injector and the garage basicaly wanted and open ended cheque book to fix, went to a second garage who told me that it was the exhaust inlet manifold gasket, so i took it to them for further investigation, 3 hours of...
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★★☆☆☆
“I bought my C3 about 3 years ago with 30,000 miles on...”
Written on: 04/08/2010
I bought my C3 about 3 years ago with 30,000 miles on it. Within a week the engine management light came on- took it to the dealer who found no problems with it.... for the next year the light randomly came on then disappeared. This light sparodically lights up, but no garage has ever been able to pin point why this is. I have had numerous further trips to the garage for collapsed suspension, fuel injection issues, oil sump problems, water pump disintegrating and causing near disasterous... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“i've had the same problem as the last person that...”
Written on: 18/07/2010
i've had the same problem as the last person that reviewed with my C3 - not long after i bought it 2nd hand the engine light came on - got it checked - nothing wrong got it taken off it came back on and the procedure was repeated. Started juddering then cut out - called out RAC said it was coil - replaced the coil took off engine light next time i started car light came back on - got it checked couldn't find a problem light turned off. Short time later light back on - advised to forget... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I am at my wits end! Dec 2009 Citroen C3 stalling AA...”
Written on: 03/05/2010
I am at my wits end! Dec 2009 Citroen C3 stalling AA thought it may be the coil but this didnt cure the problem.Taken to local garage who said it was the coil....but after replacing problem not solved, now i needed to have a new ECU! UNABLE TO AFFORD 700 POUNDS! Had ecu reformatted (£175)...still problem not solved COST (£285) Dispute with garage on going! Taken to Citroen main dealer who changed fuel injector 150 pounds..problem solved. No! last week stalling and juddering so called out AA... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 03/10/2011
Had similar issues my my 55 plate Citroen C3 SX. Shuddering, loss of power when pulling away and then what felt like a fuel injection so I shot forward. Only had the car 2 days and then engine management light came on. Solution is to have the Lambda sensor replaced. Costs around £200 but solved the issue. Has to be a certified Citroen part though as patented parts do no work. Apparently the garage replaced my sensor with a patented part only 3 months prior to my buying it. Five months on after replacing it with a certified part, sensor still ok and car runs like a dream.
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★★☆☆☆
“We bought the car in February 2007 only a year old. It...”
Written on: 09/04/2010
We bought the car in February 2007 only a year old. It is now 4 years old with 40,000 miles and 2 services. The CENTRAL LOCKING ON THE KEY STOPPED WORKING. Lookers Liverpool said probably needs reprogramming £75+vat. That didnt work so they said we have to remove dash to check wiring £225+vat, no fault found there.Then they said BSI unit failed £300 +vat for part.Couldnt get that working then they needed a new key £125+vat.It is now working TOTAL COST £829.00.THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH IT WAS... (read more)
Boggles's Comment
Written on: 07/11/2010
OK - the key thing is quite common. For whatever th reason it loses its code so this is what you do.
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<br/>1. Sit in the car with all doors closed and ignition off.
<br/>2. Keeping everything off and all doors closed put key in ignition, turn on ignition (don't start engine).
<br/>3. Press and hold the button on the key for 10 seconds.
<br/>4. Take key out of ignition and wait in car without opening doors for 1 minute.
<br/>5. Open doors and key should work.
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<br/>If it doesn't get the battery changed and repeat.
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Jacqueline087's Comment
Written on: 13/01/2011
My C3 key wouldnt unlock the doors by remote also and the main dealer said it would cost '50 to fix but as i had a spare i didnt get it recoded. Im glad now as the instructions here to recode it worked! Im amazed! Thank you.
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★☆☆☆☆
“I've had every problem imaginable;The electricals are...”
Written on: 30/12/2009
I've had every problem imaginable;The electricals are absoultely terrible,with warning lights coming on now and then and garages unable to place a finger on it.In less than 2 yrs,I've changed ignition barrels & door locks,Injector,clutch plates,Break disks and pads,exhaust,Oil Sump,starter motor...Oh my,the List is endless!.Besides this,there are still many other problems/parts that need fixing.Am having alternator and radiator problems at the moment.
The C3 is a comfortable car(so you enjoy...
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★☆☆☆☆
“I have had the fuel injectors replaced at the cost of...”
Written on: 23/12/2009
I have had the fuel injectors replaced at the cost of 500.00 after owning the car for 8 months, now 5 months later the engine lost power and the engine warning light has come on , just waiting to find out what the problem is this time. The car is generally slugglish on a day to day basis and i wouldnt reconmend the car to anyone, worst car i have ever had. (read more)
Exsausted C3 Owner's Comment
Written on: 09/12/2010
we have same prob,sluggish engine.we have been told by 2 garages engine no good,unbelievable only done 52,000 miles.had from new,nothing but trouble from the start.had new gearbox under warrenty and diesel leak[no explanation]was still under warrenty.
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★☆☆☆☆
“ This is the worse car i have ever owned or driven, it...”
Written on: 30/11/2009
This is the worse car i have ever owned or driven, it is a living horror it has completely destroyed my ISA, which 2 years ago had just short of 3k in it. Where do i begin, maybe with the seats on day one, which i found were not secured to the floor as i stopped suddenly at a juction as i took the car home, followed not so long after, by the steering column slipping into my lap as i drove along a motorway, expertly propped up by a citroen main dealer by a piece of foam, which keeps it... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“ pam 2008 my engine management light came on was...”
Written on: 20/10/2009
pam 2008 my engine management light came on was on a long journey it cut out had to get rac out they fitted a coil. few days later it came on again had all plugs and filters changed . came on again had 2 lader sensors fitted. came on again had cat fitted after a week it came on again they flushed a chamber out now after a week it is on again what next so far has cost £430 and we havnt paid for cat yet. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I bought a Citroes C3 sxi (2003 model) in June 2007,...”
Written on: 11/08/2009
I bought a Citroes C3 sxi (2003 model) in June 2007, with full service history, 23K on the clock and knowing the previous owner (family member) knew it was reliable with no problems. How wrong that turned out to be:
Fuel Injector - failed within 2 weeks. The garage where it was originally bought decided not to tell me that it was a known fault, a washer had caused the injector to malfunction, only after lenghtly research on the net/ denial by both the garage and citroen and standing in...
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★★☆☆☆
“Pleased with my citreonc3 1.4 sx car at first cheap...”
Written on: 06/08/2009 by m1k3pc
Pleased with my citreonc3 1.4 sx car at first cheap insurance , low tax , good on fuel and a nice comfortable driving position especially on long journeys . Then after 2 years of ownership the problems started . Front spring collapsed on pasenger side . Then car started losing power with a cracked number 4 injector . All the others were caked up really bad . Seals were also damaged causing deisal leakage and what a rip off by citreon got them for a third of the price from ford .
To top it...
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Gloria63's Response to 476671_m1k3pc's Review
Written on: 12/02/2013
I bought my automatic Citroen C3 3yrs on 14th Feb on the advice of the salesman who saw I had a walking stick (I now have 2 crutches) he said they are great for people with bad backs due to the height of the seats, the main thing that seems to go wrong is the springs I've had 3 or will have in the morning on both sides of the car, I also find it can be sluggish an only changes gear as and when it feels like it, it's also megga slow when turning corners, I defo won't have another, even the RAC people say that Citreons are renowned for spring trouble......
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★★★☆☆
“Looks like a common problem with Citroen C3 1.4 SX be...”
Written on: 19/07/2009
Looks like a common problem with Citroen C3 1.4 SX be aware!
Same happened to me my engine light came on and the car cut out, another garage fixed this and got me going again but within a couple of days the car cut out again. I took this to a citroen garage and they fixed injector number 4 it had corroded with the rain as apparently there is no seal on the injectors to prevent this! and set me back £260. Here I am a month down the line and the engine light has come on again after a night of...
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★★☆☆☆
“I had a real issue with my Citroen C3 1.4 SX. The...”
Written on: 04/04/2009
I had a real issue with my Citroen C3 1.4 SX. The engine management light came on and then the nightmare started. The car kept stalling at low revs (below 2000 rpm). Took it to a small garage who couldn't work out what was going on. They kept following the error codes reported by the CPU with no progress. They tried looking at the electrics and found "pulsing signals" instead of clean signals? which affected injector number 4. They decided it was the CPU and sent it off to a specialist who... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“I bought my C3 04 reg brand new, it is now 5 years old...”
Written on: 25/03/2009
I bought my C3 04 reg brand new, it is now 5 years old and has under 25,000 on the clock. Last December I had my first problem when I returned to my parked car and found that the front had collapsed. AA took it to a garage and said passenger side coil spring had snapped. In January, engine light came on - fuel problem £300 bill. Last week I was driving on the road, heard a bang and car collapsed again - driver side coil spring. Lucky it wasn't on a busy road as I couldn't move the car... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Bought my C3 1.4HDI SX 92bhp 53 plate brand new. Has...”
Written on: 21/02/2009 by alpinesprinter (1 review written)
Bought my C3 1.4HDI SX 92bhp 53 plate brand new. Has got 77k on clock now. Had to replace all four Coil springs, all four Brake Pads and Discs for first MOT at my expense. Reported to dealership after a year that there was a problem with suspension but never did anything, Brake discs when picking car up from new were rusty. Warranty checks and service were a waste of time, they didn`t seem to want to know. Poor dealership. Both dip bulbs blow every winter. Another coil spring gone again!... (read more)
★★★★☆
“A nice well equiped car in sx trim, handles well and...”
Written on: 05/02/2009
A nice well equiped car in sx trim, handles well and is very very
smooth indeed on a long run, cheap on fuel and tax (HDI)
The Citroen C3 1.4 SX's tyres brakes etc last a long time.
However certain aspects of the care seemed poor, there were lots and lots of bits of plastic in the engine bay that rattled and broke
The suspension spring breaking seems more common than you might think (there was a recall to fit a cup to retain the spring
should it fail). I think they should have replaced the...
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★★☆☆☆
“I have suffered the same problems as many other...”
Written on: 12/12/2008 by acegirlexplorer (1 review written)
I have suffered the same problems as many other people. I bought the car in 2006 when it was 2 years old and had only done 6,000 miles. Before long the CD player and fuel injectors had failed (luckily the was still under warranty or it would have cost me in excess of £300). Most recently the engine throttle has failed. As it is no longer under warranty I do have a bill for £300 this time. Having read the other reviews I afraid that now my car is 5 years old and has done nearly 40,000 miles... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I bought this car for my wife at the end of 2003. She...”
Written on: 27/10/2008
I bought this car for my wife at the end of 2003. She is still happy with the car and so I am. In city driving and when I prefer economy over performance I also use this car. And as a very tall guy I should admit that it is the best car for driver in its class for big size. So far we have not lived big problems. Just the materials especially plastics used inside are very low class and feels cheap. But I saw that new models quality are upper. I really recommend this car to anyone who is... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Own 52 C3 1.4hdi exclusive with 68k on the clock. ”
Written on: 09/10/2008 by ecu knackered
Own 52 C3 1.4hdi exclusive with 68k on the clock.
So far coil spring went at 4 years, various sensors are going off (had to disconnect bonnet sensor).
Latest is the engine management ECU is now u/s. Citroen have had it for 3 days for diagnostic checks to no avail, and now assure me faithfully that a team of French Citroen specialists are looking at it.
Its a pity because its quite a nice car, although I will be looking to trade it in.
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★★★★☆
“Some style over substance but a good value buy. Flimsy...”
Written on: 24/09/2008
Some style over substance but a good value buy. Flimsy interior, limited rear leg room and sluggish performance (especially with an auto). Question mark over reliability and certinally not a drivers car. (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“I have had my Citroen C3 exclusive for 5 years and had...”
Written on: 23/09/2008 by geordiex (1 review written)
I have had my Citroen C3 exclusive for 5 years and had no problems with it until last year. Problems started with the car having what can only be described as a cough when cold. After having this cough which usually happened when accelerating into third it ran like a dream for the rest of the journey. Dealer said it ' s the fuel pump that's £900 thank-you very much. About 4 months later same problem. Dealer said turbo hose came off put it back on job done. Took car home same problem next... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Both my front coil springs went at 30,000 miles. The...”
Written on: 24/06/2008
Both my front coil springs went at 30,000 miles. The offside one was rattling like a box of nails. Interior a bit plasticky too. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Since we bought the Citroen C3 in 2004 it has given us...”
Written on: 06/05/2008 by raymondm (1 review written)
Since we bought the Citroen C3 in 2004 it has given us noting but problems. Now 63 000km later the feul injectors have gone and the deal wants to charge us R20 000.00 to repair. If you want to buy a C3, think again. What a waste of money.......
I wish I had read these articles before I bought in 2004!
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★★★★☆
“I first reviewed my Citroen C3 in November 2004, now 3...”
Written on: 01/05/2008
I first reviewed my Citroen C3 in November 2004, now 3 1/2 years later it has done 89,000 virtually fault free miles. After reading the various horror stories about other C3s I realise that I have probably been very lucky with this car as I've spent very little on it. I have done all its servicing myself for the past 2 years, it has been backwards and forwards to Spain on many occasions and has never missed a beat. When it has done 100,000 miles I'll probably get rid of it. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Three years ago, I bought a C3. But now the car has...”
Written on: 28/04/2008
Three years ago, I bought a C3. But now the car has electrical problems again and again. It's terrible!!! (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Like many of the other reviews I have had problems...”
Written on: 08/04/2008 by sarah 12
Like many of the other reviews I have had problems with the engine light. Which started with me needing a new coil pack and then a new injector. Still having problems, and dread that light coming on again, which it does occassionally. My car is only 5 years old with small mileage, but I have been told I am best to get shut. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“We bought a 52 Citroen C3 last tuesday (18/03/08) from...”
Written on: 25/03/2008 by steph10
We bought a 52 Citroen C3 last tuesday (18/03/08) from leaving the garage 5-10 m ins later an engine warning light came on, which worried us, the car was jittery and stuttering a bit nut hjust thought it was cause it needed a good run. the garage came to pick it up the next day to take it back to check it over, brought it back later that day and have booked it in to the Citroen garage for tomorrow to have the settings altered or something, but after reading all these reviews im thinking it... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“If anyone is prepared to take their problems further,...”
Written on: 24/03/2008 by deedub777 (1 review written)
If anyone is prepared to take their problems further, then I would be happy to join them. It is not good enough!
I have given this car an average rating as - on the whole - it is a good car. I just find it totally unacceptable that a component can fail and put the driver and passengers in potentially extreme danger.
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Lynn7's Response to deedub777's Review
Written on: 05/12/2008
I would certainly like to take this further. Brought my daughter a C3 only 2 months ago and quess what in the garage having ecu being replace costing us £ 1250 the car has only done 24000 miles and is on a 52 reg. It's about time citroen sort this problem out and owns up to being a poblem with them. I was told by my own machanic (not a citroen one) that they won't put a recall on them as people would then lose their confidence in the realiability of the car. People just won't buy them. Prove a point I think. But instead it will cost ordinary people like us to keep paying to have them fix. Just wish I saw the web site first before I brought one. By the way my machanic told me to look on here as he research the problem himself and was amaze of how many people has had the same fault.
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Deedub777's Response to deedub777's Review
Written on: 09/12/2008
Sorry to hear about your troubles. We were forced to accept the repair costs and got no further. If you can get the garage who did the repairs to file a report to Citroen UK and write a letter to them, you may get something back. If your mechanic is not a Citroen approved repairer it may be more difficult. Make sure your letter has a "responded by" date. Good luck.
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Lynn7's Response to deedub777's Review
Written on: 10/12/2008
I had my car repair at a Citroen garage in the end as my mechanic had problems trying to find what the problem was as a fault didn't shown up on computer. Citroen also had a problem trying to find out what was wrong with. It was only when another c3 came into the garage and they swap the ecu over that it then shown the fault. Got it back now after 3 weeks and alot of money repairing it.
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★★★★★
“Compared to other hatchbacks of the Citroen C3 size...”
Written on: 15/03/2008 by Charlie1986 (1 review written)
Compared to other hatchbacks of the Citroen C3 size range that I have driven i.e. Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio etc. None of which has been a better driving experience compared to the C3. I would recommend the C3 for anyone looking for a value for money car. Which, is larger inside than what it appears to be from the outside. Very diverse car as far as practicality. Economically and environmentally friendly as far as petrol cars go. All round great car. No regrets! (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Car went well for some months and then problems with...”
Written on: 13/03/2008 by goosegirl
Car went well for some months and then problems with stalling and power steering. Garage unable to diagnose the problem so far. (read more)
Kevjones's Response to 351385_goosegirl's Review
Written on: 17/11/2008
Do you have an update on this review. We are having exactly the same problems with the engine cutting out and power sterring going. Citreon keep running a 'diagnostics check' but say they cacannot find a fault.
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★☆☆☆☆
“After a few months I started to have problem after...”
Written on: 28/01/2008
After a few months I started to have problem after problem. It started with the car losing power on a hill at a traffic light, then a misfire problem, a new coil pack, and then no-one seeming able to explain why the auto diagnostic warning light kept coming on yet I had to pay each time I had it checked to try and fix it. After spending over £700 in a matter of 10 days I'm fed up of throwing good money after bad and so this morning I went to trade it in for a Toyota. I just feel sorry for... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I wouldn't recommend this car to anyone but a hardened...”
Written on: 27/01/2008 by jennywxy (1 review written)
I wouldn't recommend this car to anyone but a hardened masochist! Afer a few months, the car lost power on a hill at a traffic light, I also smelled burning rubber and the auto diagnostic warning light came on. I called the AA who fitted a new coil pack for £110 and said the fault was fixed. 2 days later the light came on again, I took it to the garage who gave it a thorough check and found various faults which cost me a further £340. They said the fault was fixed and that it had been... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“The Citroen C3 is a lovely car, wife loves it and I...”
Written on: 04/10/2007 by davidandpaula (1 review written)
The Citroen C3 is a lovely car, wife loves it and I really enjoy driving it. But Electrical problems from day one.
Car seems to not want to move sometimes at roundabouts and on steep hills. Seems to be better after a service where I think the dealers put it into some sort of sport mode.
Central locking stops working intermittently. Dealer has checked this every service with no success.
Warranty period ended last Sunday. Monday power steering stopped working, checked fuse but okay and then...
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★☆☆☆☆
“When power steering failed I took it to the dealer who...”
Written on: 20/04/2007 by janemak (1 review written)
When power steering failed I took it to the dealer who re-programmed the software which manages the power steering. They kept it for one week as the front springs collapsed whilst it was with them and they told me there were no spares in the country. Dealer charged me for what they called a diagnostic. Five weeks later, power steering failed again and so did the central locking. The dealer wanted to charge me again. I questioned this, they said they only guaranteed the diagnostics for 1... (read more)
★★★★★
“Generally a fairly comfortable car with nice style...”
Written on: 12/04/2007 by CHESH (1 review written)
Generally a fairly comfortable car with nice style efficiency at a good price. Yes, you can argue there is room for improvement but it is a likeable (read more)
★★★★★
“The Citroen C3 1.4 SX is not a bad car but does come...”
Written on: 29/03/2007 by anewdriver (1 review written)
The Citroen C3 1.4 SX is not a bad car but does come up with the odd problem here and there. To be honest in the amount I do the problems that do happen are very few and far between.
I reckon when I do go to replace the car I more than likely will get another one.
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★★☆☆☆
“The oil level light plays up al the time, and the car...”
Written on: 09/03/2007 by POORSOD
The oil level light plays up al the time, and the car cut out when doing 80mph on a French motorway!
The radio doesn't turn off sometimes. The electronics are poor! The central locking plays up, and the windscreen wipers just stopped working!
I wouldn't recommend the Citroen C3 1.4 SX.
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★★☆☆☆
“The Citroen C3 1.4 SX is a nice looking car with lots...”
Written on: 16/10/2006 by Haxeyowl (1 review written)
The Citroen C3 1.4 SX is a nice looking car with lots of extras but appalling reliability! The fuel injectors needed all replacing at cost of £400! I would never buy another Citroen petrol engined car. How can a modern 21st century car that has only done 23,000 miles in 3.5 years need all its injectors replacing? (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I have had a Citroen C3 1.4 SX for 2 years. I got it...”
Written on: 24/08/2006 by doanchi (1 review written)
I have had a Citroen C3 1.4 SX for 2 years. I got it from a car supermarket when it was around 6 months old and 2000 miles on the clock - which is the reason I bought it due to commuting to Leeds for Sheffield daily. From day one its been a dog, electrical problems - near death experiences on the M1 when the engine cuts out, etc. It failed on its MOT the other day due to a crack in the off side coil - which cost Citroen about £400. It's now out of warranty and I thought I'd got... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I have lost all confidence in the Citroen C3 it seems...”
Written on: 11/05/2006 by caroruth (2 reviews written)
I have lost all confidence in the Citroen C3 it seems to have been to the garage more in past 9 months than in rest of my life. (read more)
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Noseleg's Response to Siennagoldmgf's Review
Written on: 21/09/2012
Hi try cleaning the EGR valve I did mine and the car goes like a bat out of hell now .....well it certainly improved it.