Citroen C3 fuel consumption
Of all Citroen C3 modifications produced from 2002 to 2020 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 21% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 22% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 20% higher. Starting from 2002 Citroen C3 average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2010 it was similar to average, at 2014 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became significantly higher than average. It should be noted that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed quite significantly across the entire automotive industry during this period. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Citroen C3 | All carmakers | Citroen C3 | |
| 2002 | +6% | +12% | +7% | +11% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 2003 | +6% | +12% | +8% | +11% |
| 2004 | +7% | +13% | +9% | +11% |
| 2005 | +8% | +16% | +10% | +10% |
| 2006 | +9% | +19% | +11% | +3% |
| 2007 | +11% | +20% | +12% | +3% |
| 2008 | +12% | +20% | +13% | +3% |
| 2009 | +14% | +20% | +14% | +3% |
| 2010 | +16% | +16% | +16% | +13% |
| 2011 | +19% | +11% | +19% | +25% |
| 2012 | +21% | +11% | +23% | +26% |
| 2013 | +23% | +19% | +27% | +28% |
| 2014 | +26% | +37% | +30% | +31% |
| 2015 | +27% | +37% | +33% | +31% |
| 2016 | +28% | +35% | +36% | +29% |
| 2017 | +28% | +33% | +38% | +27% |
| 2018 | +28% | +33% | +39% | +27% |
| 2019 | +28% | +35% | +37% | - |
| 2020 | +27% | +35% | +37% | - |
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.