Citroen C3 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Citroen C3 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | ICE/48V hybrid/EV |
|---|---|
| Power | 100-113 |
| Range | 320 (e-C3 WLTP) |
| Battery | 44 (LFP, e-C3) |
| 0–100 km/h | 10.4-11.0 |
| Fast charge | 100 (86 observed) |
| New price US | Not sold in US |
| New price EU | New FR: PureTech 100 from 14990 / Hybrid 110 from 21450 / e-C3 from 23900 (up to 28400); ~12990 with max incentives |
| New price CN | Not sold in China |
| Used price signal | 2024 PureTech 110, 6691 km: 16990 EUR (AutoUncle, Mar 2026); rest UNVERIFIED |
| Value call | 2025 e-C3: post-launch software fixes, LFP durability, full incentives. Hybrid 110 if no home charging. Late C3 III with fresh belt = honest cheap transport. |
| Sweet-spot year | 2025 |
| Years to avoid | 2016-2020 C3 III PureTech (belt window); 2024 e-C3 launch cars (software-delay era); any PureTech without belt service |
| Reliability flag | Bifurcated: PureTech belt risk persists; e-C3 software niggles, no battery pattern yet |
| Biggest risk | Wet belt on petrol C3 (old and new); e-C3 efficiency honesty on long trips |
| Community verdict | The peoples EV: buy the e-C3, know its 150-280 km real envelope |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | C3 III · PureTech 83/110; BlueHDi · Wet-belt era; well-mapped issues · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | C3 III · Carryover · Belt issues mainstream · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | C3 III · Carryover; run-out · Late III most sorted · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | C3 III → C3 IV · New C3: PureTech 100 (belt), Hybrid 110 (chain), ë-C3 113 PS / 44 kWh LFP (320 km WLTP) · ë-C3 launch delayed by software bugs; PureTech still belt-driven · FR PureTech oil-nozzle recall (check) · 2024 PureTech 110, 6.7k km: €16,990 (AutoUncle) |
| 2025 | C3 IV · "Autonomie Urbaine" cheaper ë-C3 · Software fixes landing; no new patterns · UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | C3 IV · Carryover · Post-teething builds · New FR: PureTech 100 €14,990 / Hybrid 110 €21,450 / ë-C3 €23,900–28,400 |
Sweet-spot year: 2025
Years to skip: 2016-2020 C3 III PureTech (belt window); 2024 e-C3 launch cars (software-delay era); any PureTech without belt service