Where each one leads
Citroen C1
- Against cars of the same age, the Citroen C1 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 2% more often than average) than the Renault Twingo (passes 7% less often than average).
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Citroen C1 uses 5.3 l/100 km on the road, the Renault Twingo 6.2.
Renault Twingo
- New Renault Twingo cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 44 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 109 for the Citroen C1 in 2022.
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Citroen C1 | Renault Twingo | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 684,424 (2010–2022) | 1,139,855 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 156,745 | 22,424 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 113,806 | 105,813 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,306 | 1,320 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Citroen C1 | Renault Twingo | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 71% | 64% |
| … against cars of the same age | +2% | −7% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Citroen C1 | Renault Twingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 5.3 l/100 km | 6.2 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 109 g/km | 44 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 53 kW (71 hp) | 44 kW (59 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 919 kg | 1,125 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €12,010 | €12,595 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 132,000 km | 137,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).