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2007 Citroen C1 reviews

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Number of reviews: 13

Thomas, Sweden

Citroen C1 5 door SX 2007

Worked fine for the first 75,000 kilometers. Then the waterpump and a bearing broke. At 95,000 kilometers the clutch and one drive shaft was up for replacement. Otherwise, no problems. As long as you use it for shorter trips around town it’s probably a very good car, and very agile. I’m looking for a replacement now though. I need a car with a warranty because of my bad luck.

Submitted: 21/06/2011 15:13:33

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Anne Forde, Surrey

Citroen C1 vibe 3 door 1.0 2007

I would like to report that my C1 needs a new clutch at a mileage of only 19,503. Unbelievable! I am awaiting a response from Citroen.

Submitted: 26/03/2011 22:21:59

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Ian Martin, County Down

Citroen C1 1.0 Vibe 2007

I bought this wee car for my wife from a Citroen dealership with 4.5k miles on the clock. I was advised by the salesman that the car was owned by an elderly lady who had burned out the clutch because she wasn’t used to a manual gear box. We were assured that a new clutch assembly had been fitted. Today while driving the car I noticed the revs increasing as I was accelerating, nothing unusual there you might say, the only thing was the clutch was slipping. The car has 28k on the clock, the clutch was replaced at 4.5k miles, that means the clutch is slipping at 23.5k miles. I feel that this is totally unacceptable and expect Citroen to do something about it. I drive a Renault Scenic 56k on the clock, no problen with clutch. I will be contacting the dealership on Monday morning to ask what the problem might be. I read on another site that according Citroen a notice was issued to all owners regarding problems with the Clutch, I like the other blogger did not receive any notice. I will post again with the outcome from the dealership.

Submitted: 05/12/2010 13:26:24

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Andrea Bicknell, Devon

Citroen C1 airplay + 2007

Was looking for a cheap car as my little old Fiesta had finally cost me enough money thanks to the monkey mechanics who had worked on it - new to the area and didn’t know any better (found an excellent garage since). Found I could lease the C1 for a very reasonable fee of 165 quid a month including all servicing. The car arrived April 20th 2007 and... I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER!!!! Perhaps I shouldn’t speak so soon but 25000 miles and still going strong. I live in the middle of nowhere and the little darling managed to get me to and from work in all that horrible snow and ice - up and down all those slippery hills too. Someone mentioned grating noises when driving in the snow - it is the brakes telling you that they have locked. The trick is not to use them and to drive like a pensioner (and you can get away with it in a C1 ’cos no-one expects you to be speedy anyhow). The clutch has been criticised too, but hey car parts do need to be replaced they won’t last forever. Its very nippy driving through town - can whip out of junctions and off roundabouts no problem, not so good on motorways particularly overtaking - get stuck behind some real slow so and so and you may find yourself having to drop down to third (and in one case second) gear to overtake (and yes it was uphill!!!) A male friend of mine has driven it and thought it was great fun and he is used to much bigger more powerful cars. I have reccommended the C1 to anyone who will listen - think it is fab for the money and its reliability cannot be questioned. A friend of mine bought a mini at the same time I got my car - paid ten grand more -and had no end of problems. If I won the lottery tomorrow (and obviously not just a tenner) I would buy a fleet of C1’s (and a Morgan Roadster but that’s just my little extravagance).

Submitted: 20/10/2010 20:59:29

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Charlie Stretch, Lancashire

Citroen C1 Vibe 2007

My daughter bought a C1, loved it, not anymore. The clutch has fallen apart after only 22000 miles, she had saved all her money for 18 years to buy it her first car, now looking for a Mini.

Submitted: 09/10/2010 20:35:45

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Loren Finch, Norfolk

Citroen C1 2007

Fantastic car!! I’ts so cheap to run! and £35 road tax is great! It looks stylish and a lil’ different on the road! I disagree with everyone saying it hasn’t got much room, for the size of it I think it has plenty. I drove myself, my husband and my best friend to Swansea from Norwich with all of my friends belongings to take to uni, and we weren’t crushed, it was a comfortable, even though it was a 6hr journey! And I only used 3/4 of a tank of petrol to get there! The car is great in the city, nippy at pulling away, and easy to drive, but also great on the motorway and is quite comfortable doing 80mph over long distances. I love my car, and think I made a great choice picking it.

Submitted: 22/04/2010 14:40:52

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Dave Milner, Yorkshire

Citroen C1 2007

Every now and then, usually about four yearly, the missus decides for you that you will now change your car for a better type and newer model. Right? Wrong! I was happy cycling to work and back every day with the usual environmentally friendly human legs used as the main source of power, building up stamina, getting relatively fit and not a penny spent on the black gold they call, oil. No emissions, not traffic jams, no road rage, not a care in the world, just me, the legs and a 29 minute bike ride to earn some cash. The missus, she had found an old car mag at the bottom of my sock drawer, she browsed, blushed and burped her way through the pages to be over smitten with a Citroen C1. After trying to persuade her that the bike was a better option for me, (and fighting with her over why we should even consider a go cart with a French badge), I was dragged across the city to view one of these toys. I say toys because at the time this was my own impression of the tiny four-wheeled effort of a car! Arrived at the showroom around 09.02, (some berk of a salesman thought we were casing the place!). Took a seat in the showroom window and was then lectured by the young salesman as to what this car is capable of, and more importantly what it might not do! The wife smiled, pouted, winked and giggled at him until the discount matched my assumption on what the car was worth, £4,200.50. Ha, the laugh from the mouth echoed around the four-foot square showroom. He was a little embarrassed and reduced it by £39.00. Great, this was not going to be easy. We approached the little Citroen and I decided that it was not fair to judge without actually driving the so**ing thing. Anyway me in the back, she in the driver’s seat, young man in front passenger seat, (non stop fri**in’ pestering….her not him that is!) The ride is about as good as my bike with a flat tyre and no seat. The room inside about as good as it gets in a shoebox. The noise was worse than the missus singing in the shower, and the overall impression was not very good. She on the other hand, loved it. It’s easy to drive, she said. It’s real good to park, she said. It’s even got a cd player and an ipod connection, she said. My legs are too long in the back, I said. My arse is starting to tingle , I said. The rear parcel shelf is as wide as my glasses, I said. Why are we even considering the car? I said. The road test took around 35 minutes and when we reached our final destination, (the A63 by pass, where we were stopped for speeding), I had finally succumbed to the female idea of small is best. The policeman was real nice, (took details and all the usual info), massive apologies from the young salesman, me in the back trying not to laugh too loud and an eventual ticking off and a goodbye, drive more carefully from the copper. The car is now parked on our drive and is the envy of nothing really, it’s just a daily box that takes kids to school, her to work, me to the tip and an odd visit to the garage for refuelling every other month. She is very pleased with the little Citroen C1 and takes real care of it, (more care of that than she does me!). Me? I still use the old bike for work and thank Citroen every day for the cute little toy that keeps my missus content and her motoring nerve sane. Worth having as a second car, but not before the bike.

Submitted: 02/02/2010 11:00:23

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Chris Burrows, England

Citroen C1 2007

Our Citroen C1 (June 2007) has developed a slipping clutch after only 35000 miles - most of which has been done on motorways, not around town. Having done some research on the Internet, I suspect that this is a design or manufacturing fault - common to Toyota Aygo’s and Peugeot 107’s as they share the same engine. I have taken the car into the Citroen garage this week, and have told them that I expect the clutch to be replaced under warranty, but they say that this is unlikely as the clutch is only guaranteed for 12000 miles. If the garage cannot replace the clutch under warranty, I will take this to Trading Standards, as I don’t believe that 35000 miles on one clutch demonstrates "merchantable quality". If others out there have experienced similar problems, perhaps we could consider a class action against Citroen? It’s a real shame as aside from the clutch problem, we are very happy with the car.

Submitted: 12/05/2009 15:19:29

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Malcolm Jeffries, Staffordshire

Citroen C1 Cool 2007

I bought my wife a Citroen C1 Cool last August. It was brand new out of the showroom. It was our second showroom bought Citroen; the other was a Saxo Forte - it had a glove box; our C1 only has a shelf. Surely the cost would be small for somewhere to hide those CDs! Also, last winter my wife found that when we had a frost the drivers door locks would freeze up and the door would not latch she had to come from work holding the door with one hand. The car though is cheap to run - £35 road tax, endless miles per tank-full and remarkably comfortable and nippy around town. Hopefully you will some how sort out these rather minor problems before we purchase our next Citroen car.

Submitted: 13/11/2008 15:20:50

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Susannah Anscombe, Huntingdonshire

Citroen C1 1.0 Vibe 2007

Great car - great price. I needed a car that was good value for money, good in towns and cities and good looking! At just over 5k this has to be the best car around for that money. Fuel economy is excellent, I only have to visit the filling station twice a month. Reliability has not been questioned in 7 months. Power steering and expanse of glass make driving and parking really easy, plenty of legroom and headroom too. This is an environmentally friendly car that is cheap to run, cheap to insure and is, without a doubt, the best in its class.

Submitted: 30/04/2008 15:05:15

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Natalie Reynolds, Gloucestershire

Citroen C1 1.0 Vibe 2007

I love my little C1 and it’s so affordable to run. The only downside is the boot space but it’s a very well designed compact car and looks gorgeous too. Very nice and nippy to drive. Extremely reliable.

Submitted: 15/03/2008 14:46:02

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Chris Horne, England

Citroen C1 1.0 Vibe 2007

I wanted a car to get me the 30 odd miles to work as cheaply as possible, but without compromising on Safety or Driveability. Oddly enough, it has almost the same performance as the old 1275GT mini, it’s slightly heavier due mainly to all the extra safety equipment, but also has a few more bhp! When pushed, it handles surprisingly well for a Citroen, and it is also relaxing to drive on the Motorway, if a little sluggish. I asked for a good deal and managed to get one for £5,500 with a trade in that was worth about 5p! It’s exactly what I wanted and better than I expected.

Submitted: 08/11/2007 09:11:25

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Mary Athey, Sussex

Citroen C1 C1 1.4 HDi 55 Rythym 2007

I wanted a car with great fuel economy and performance and my research identified the C1. Almost 70 miles to the gallon and an engine that gives me all the power I need. This is just about the perfect car and it cost me less than £7000. Great value for money, fuel economy and extremely reliable.

Submitted: 31/10/2007 13:33:24

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