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Before you buy a used Citroën C-Crosser.

2007–2012 · Petrol / Diesel · 2 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Citroën C-Crosser, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 2 of its engines.

2.4

Petrol

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

2.2 HDi

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Citroën C-Crosser
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
2.4PetrolFewest documented11 with conditions1
2.2 HDiDiesel21 with conditions0

According to the data we have, the engine with the fewest documented faults is the 2.4 (Petrol).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Citroën dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Wiper motor seized by water ingress and corrosionElectrical and electronic systems

Engines: 2.4 (Petrol)

How to check it: Check VIN and replace the motor and one mechanism rod as directed by the campaign.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 2 checked

DPF / EGR / turbo / flywheel

  • Look out for: Particulate filter warning and power loss; rough idle from a dirty EGR; vibration and knocks when starting or in low gears (dual-mass flywheel); smoke or hesitation from injectors at high mileage.

    Ask them to check: Read the DPF status and additive level, check the EGR and cooler, check the dual-mass flywheel at start-up and measure injector balance rates.

Known weak points

  • Look out for: A failing Teves ABS/ESP module (expensive repair); clutch and dual-mass flywheel failing when towing because 1st and 2nd are tall; a weak battery (warned by a “gong”). On the 2.2 HDi: a crankshaft seal that leaks oil onto the clutch (which slips, also on the DCS gearbox) and the Eolys particulate-filter additive bag exposed next to the rear wishbone.

    Ask them to check: Check the clutch does not slip; read the ABS/ESP fault memory; test the battery.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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