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Citroen C3 Aircross vs Renault Captur

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 4 like-for-like measures: the Citroen C3 Aircross leads on 2, the Renault Captur on 1, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Citroen C3 Aircross

  • Fewer Citroen C3 Aircross cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.5% against 2.2%).
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Citroen C3 Aircross uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the Renault Captur 7.1.

Renault Captur

  • New Renault Captur cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 116 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 132 for the Citroen C3 Aircross in 2022.

Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.

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 C3 AircrossRenault Captur
New cars registered in Europe392,650 (2017–2022)1,766,631 (2013–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—196,758
On the road in the Netherlands14,713116,359
In traffic in Finland9085,850
Generations on record—2

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 C3 AircrossRenault Captur
UK MOT first-time pass rate87%79%
… against cars of the same age+1%−1%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.5%2.2%

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 C3 AircrossRenault Captur
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.8 l/100 km7.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel5.2 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—6.3 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe132 g/km116 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe85 kW (114 hp)78 kW (105 hp)
Average mass in running order1,275 kg1,378 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€31,504€30,200
Average odometer in Finland68,000 km81,000 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).