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Before you buy a used Citroën C-Zero.

2010–2020 · Electric · 1 engine

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-Zero, 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.

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Electric

  • Battery, control unit and build quality on the C-Zero and iOnHigh-voltage battery
    Period mentioned
    2010–2020
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.

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.
Loss of insulation in electric motor control unitPowertrain and engine management

How to check it: Confirm campaign VIN and replace the affected MCU.

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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.

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High-voltage battery

  • Look out for: Total failure of the traction battery (sometimes only one or two cells need replacing); loss of power from the control unit; a windscreen that cracks by itself, rattles, poor demisting and a flimsy rear structure.

    Ask them to check: Ask for a battery health report; check the campaign by VIN.

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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