Where each one leads
Citroen C3
- Against cars of the same age, the Citroen C3 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% less often than average) than the Dacia Sandero (passes 12% less often than average).
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Citroen C3 uses 6.2 l/100 km on the road, the Dacia Sandero 6.7.
Dacia Sandero
- Fewer Dacia Sandero cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.9% against 2.3%).
Too close to call: official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/km).
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 | Dacia Sandero | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 2,088,260 (2010–2022) | 2,013,481 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 258,374 | 145,090 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 76,665 | 30,775 |
| In traffic in Finland | 11,894 | 2,867 |
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 | Dacia Sandero | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 65% | 70% |
| … against cars of the same age | −7% | −12% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.3% | 1.9% |
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 | Dacia Sandero | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.2 l/100 km | 6.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 4.9 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 122 g/km | 122 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 68 kW (91 hp) | 67 kW (90 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,105 kg | 1,182 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €18,865 | €15,790 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 121,000 km | 104,000 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).