Citroen C3 recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Citroen C3, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 6.5% of the 104,860 registered Citroen C3 cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 33 logged for this model.
- 2026-05-08 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/01382/26.
- 2026-03-27 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00841/26.
- 2026-03-27 Passenger car Risk: Fire, Injuries. Ref SR/00905/26.
- 2025-12-12 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/04252/25.
- 2025-09-05 Passenger car/light commercial vehicle Risk: Environment. Ref SR/03151/25.
- 2025-08-15 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/02935/25.
- 2025-07-25 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/02655/25.
- 2025-03-07 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00887/25.
- 2025-01-31 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref SR/00435/25.
- 2024-01-19 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref A12/00080/24.
- 2023-08-25 Passenger car/van Risk: Environment. Ref A12/01876/23.
- 2023-08-04 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01766/23.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 63 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2026-05-08 Ref 16460R Risk: Metalllötrückstände Brandgefahr.. Production: 19.03.2026 - 20.03.2026.
- 2026-04-01 Ref 16276R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 21.02.2025 - 21.05.2025.
- 2026-03-31 Ref 16285R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 04.10.2023 - 13.01.2026.
- 2026-03-20 Ref 16273R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Intelligentes Geschwindigkeitsassistenz-System (ISA). Production: 07.01.2025 - 28.06.2025.
- 2026-03-20 Ref 16171R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Intelligentes Geschwindigkeitsassistenz-System (ISA). Production: 02.04.2024 - 07.05.2025.
- 2026-01-13 Ref 15916R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung intelligente Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage. Production: 05.04.2024 - 07.05.2025.
- 2026-01-13 Ref 15914R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung intelligente Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage. Production: 05.04.2024 - 07.05.2025.
- 2025-09-24 Ref 15454R Risk: Eingeschränkte OBD-Funktion. Production: 15.03.2018 - 30.04.2024.
- 2025-08-20 Ref 15351R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 27.10.2022 - 21.05.2025.
- 2025-07-18 Ref 15292R Risk: Motorausfall. Production: 04.10.2017 - 31.01.2023.
- 2025-07-03 Ref 15206R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung. Production: 10.07.2024 - 31.10.2024.
- 2025-06-23 Ref 15237R Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung. Production: 2009 - 2019.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Citroen C3 ranks #22 by overall signal strength. Its 33 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 63 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is fewer than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Citroen C3
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Citroen C3 before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.