free car check
SW05VCV
2005 CITROEN C3
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1587cc
General Information
- Registration SW05VCV
- Manufacturer CITROEN
- Model C3
- Year 2005
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1587cc
- Insurance Costs 💰 Check Costs
-
🔓 More details available
Get comprehensive vehicle details, specification, MOT insights, ULEZ & CAZ compliance and more for free
Tax & MOT
- TAX
- MOT Active
- Expires 08 Mar 2027
- View Full MOT History
🔐 Premium Checks
Don't Buy Blind - Know Everything About This Vehicle
Our comprehensive vehicle check reveals hidden problems that could cost you thousands. From outstanding finance to accident damage, we check over 50 attributes to give you complete peace of mind before you buy.
💰
Finance Check
🔥
Write-off Check
🔨
Salvage Auction
🚨
Stolen Check
👥
Previous Owners
🚕
Ex-Taxi/Police
📏
Mileage Anomaly
🌍
Import/Export
♻️
Scrapped Check
🎨
Plate Changes
✨ Plus 50+ Additional Data Points
Limited Time Offer
£9.99
Was £14.99
✓ Instant delivery • 100% secure
MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
19
Passes
10
Failures
65.52%
Pass Rate
⚠️
75 Total Defects Recorded
9 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 73,050 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2027 13 Jun 202624 Feb 2026
Fail
Mileage: 72,957 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
30 Jan 2025
Pass
Mileage: 69,510 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jan 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arms bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Central Front heat shield loose
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
20 Jan 2025
Fail
Mileage: 69,510 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush likely to become detached d bush missing (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached antiroll bar mount broken (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords both rear in tread (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arms bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Front heat shield loose
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
23 Jan 2024
Pass
Mileage: 65,440 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jan 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both ()
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
9 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 65,432 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both ()
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
11 Jan 2023
Pass
Mileage: 62,047 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2024 13 Jun 20269 Jan 2023
Fail
Mileage: 62,047 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
6 Jan 2022
Pass
Mileage: 55,983 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Outer Sill soft but not holed
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
30 Dec 2021
Fail
Mileage: 55,977 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill corroded and holed (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Outer Sill soft but not holed
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
18 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 52,647 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jan 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
19 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 49,047 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively nearside and offside (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
19 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 44,411 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both sides (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
26 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 41,896 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2019 13 Jun 202620 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 39,228 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2018 13 Jun 202620 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 39,228 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
10 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 35,973 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front headlamp not adjusting up or down with dash switch.
- Offside Front brake binding on slightly.
9 Mar 2015
Fail
Mileage: 32,824 MI
13 Jun 20269 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 32,824 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2016 13 Jun 202620 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 30,468 MI
Expiry date: 19 Mar 2015 13 Jun 202620 Mar 2014
Fail
Mileage: 30,468 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
14 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 26,986 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2014 13 Jun 20269 Feb 2012
Fail
Mileage: 24,123 MI
13 Jun 20269 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 24,123 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2013 13 Jun 202615 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 20,100 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2012 13 Jun 202612 Feb 2010
Pass
Mileage: 15,895 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2011 13 Jun 202612 Feb 2010
Fail
Mileage: 15,895 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
11 Feb 2009
Pass
Mileage: 11,517 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2010 13 Jun 202620 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 9,639 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2009 13 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
SW05VCV was registered on 2005-03-01
Vehicle tax rates are based on engine size or fuel type and CO2 emissions. It also depends on when the vehicle was registered. Enter your reg on motorscan to find out how much it would cost to tax this vehicle
We can provide you with a free vehicle check, just enter your reg above to find out your vehicle's specifications, export history, MOT history, road tax + more.
No warranty or guarantee of accuracy is provided for any free data on this page. The data guarantee applies only to information obtained through the purchase of a full check.