Used Citroen C1 cars for sale
Find the right second hand Citroen C1 for you through our network of trusted dealers across the UK
Looking to buy a used Citroen C1? Get a full car history check
How buying a used car through Carwow works
Find a car
Use Carwow to browse and compare used vehicles, advertised by a network of trusted dealers. You can search by make and model, or apply filters to find the perfect car for you.
Contact the dealer
Once you’ve found a car you’d like to buy, you can contact the dealer to arrange the next steps, whether that’s asking a question or taking it for a test drive.
Buy the car
When you’re happy to buy, you can do so at a fixed price, safe in the knowledge all models sold through carwow are mechanically checked and come with a warranty.
Sell your car for what it's really worth
The free, easy way to get 5,500+ dealers all over the UK bidding on your car
Used Citroen C1 pros and cons
Is a used Citroen C1 a good car?
The Citroen C1 came with a huge range of colours and ways to personalise it, and you could even spec it with a sliding full-length canvas sunroof. There were lots of colourful options for the interior too, and a whole slew of special edition versions if you fancy something a bit more… er… fancy.
Almost all C1 models — except for the very cheapest versions — came with a handy touchscreen which does all the mobile phone connectivity stuff. The cabin looks smart, but it’s hard to hide the fact that it’s all quite cheap inside.
The penalty for the space up front is that space in the back is really quite tight. The boot is tiny too — just 196 litres of space for bags or shopping, which isn’t great.
The C1 was designed as a compact car for city life, and that’s where it’s best kept. It’s small and light, so even though the little 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine has just 71hp, it’s more than nippy and zippy enough for most needs. The turning circle is tight, and the small size of the C1 means that it’s a doddle to park.
Shop around carefully for a C1 as the cheapest versions didn’t come with air-con, a touchscreen, nor DAB radio.
What to look for when buying a used Citroen C1
The C1 was a car designed alongside the Toyota Aygo, and the two shared a lot of components, so it’s little surprise that it’s one of the more reliable small car options out there. Watch out for a recall that dealt with incorrect components used in the steering columns, but other than that the most commonly-reported problem is a leaky boot letting rain water in.
Annoyingly, though, while Toyota offered a five-year warranty for the Aygo (meaning many will still be under the original manufacturer’s warranty) Citroen only gave the C1 a three-year warranty.
The C1 didn’t feature in the most recent Driver Power ownership survey’s Top 50 Cars To Own list, but Citroen as a brand finished an impressive 7th out of 32 car makers in the overall customer satisfaction list, with only 15% of owners reporting a problem with their car.
Citroen C1 FAQs
Used car buying guides
Popular used car models
- Used Audi A1 Sportback
- Used Citroen C5 Aircross
- Used Fiat 500
- Used Ford Fiesta
- Used Hyundai i10
- Used Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Used Jaguar E-PACE
- Used Jaguar F-PACE
- Used Jaguar I-PACE
- Used Kia Ceed
- Used Kia Niro
- Used Kia Picanto
- Used Kia XCeed
- Used Land Rover Defender 110
- Used Mazda CX-5
- Used Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- Used Mercedes-Benz CLA
- Used Mercedes-Benz GLA
- Used MG MG4 EV
- Used MG ZS
- Used Peugeot 208
- Used Peugeot 3008
- Used Polestar 2
- Used Renault Clio
- Used SEAT Ateca
- Used SEAT Ibiza
- Used SEAT Leon
- Used Skoda Kodiaq
- Used Toyota Aygo X
- Used Toyota Yaris Cross
- Used Vauxhall Corsa
- Used Vauxhall Grandland X
- Used Vauxhall Mokka
- Used Volkswagen T-Cross
- Used Volkswagen Tiguan
* In line with the Consumer Rights Act 2015