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CarsLore / Compare / Small SUVs / C3 Aircross vs T-Roc

Citroen C3 Aircross vs Volkswagen T-Roc

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 5 like-for-like measures: the Citroen C3 Aircross leads on 3, the Volkswagen T-Roc on 2.

Citroen C3 Aircross
Volkswagen T-Roc
Volkswagen T-Roc · Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where each one leads

Citroen C3 Aircross

  • New Citroen C3 Aircross cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 132 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 143 for the Volkswagen T-Roc in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Citroen C3 Aircross uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen T-Roc 7.1.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Citroen C3 Aircross uses 5.2 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen T-Roc 6.0.

Volkswagen T-Roc

  • Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen T-Roc comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 6% more often than average) than the Citroen C3 Aircross (passes 1% more often than average).
  • Fewer Volkswagen T-Roc cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.3% against 1.5%).

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 AircrossVolkswagen T-Roc
New cars registered in Europe392,650 (2017–2022)821,733 (2017–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—164,903
On the road in the Netherlands14,71358,020
In traffic in Finland9087,268

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 AircrossVolkswagen T-Roc
UK MOT first-time pass rate87%91%
… against cars of the same age+1%+6%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.5%1.3%

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 AircrossVolkswagen T-Roc
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.8 l/100 km7.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel5.2 l/100 km6.0 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe132 g/km143 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe85 kW (114 hp)103 kW (138 hp)
Average mass in running order1,275 kg1,375 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€31,504€40,652
Average odometer in Finland68,000 km82,000 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).