Headlamp not working on the Citroen C3

Headlamp not working on the Citroen C3 is recorded on 17,381 tests — 2.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share
The 310 models compared	37 of 310, highest first
The model's own record	710,132 tests · every year of the C3 →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen C3 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2002, 1.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.9%; best 2020 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2002	116	7,688	1.5%
2003	375	21,434	1.8%
2004	491	26,460	1.9%
2005	618	32,758	1.9%
2006	677	37,470	1.8%
2007	771	42,432	1.8%
2008	708	39,240	1.8%
2009	1,230	76,300	1.6%
2010	2,093	147,726	1.4%
2011	1,807	122,662	1.5%
2012	1,731	116,818	1.5%
2013	1,409	103,634	1.4%
2014	1,374	103,928	1.3%
2015	1,046	89,276	1.2%
2016	644	63,292	1.0%
2017	870	107,904	0.8%
2018	818	104,614	0.8%
2019	450	88,364	0.5%
2020	150	49,862	0.3%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Headlamp not working: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Citroen C3 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Citroen model →