There’s a little less wiggle room when it comes to knee space – this is a short car after all, but overall space is up with the very best in the class.
Boot space
At 310 litres, the e-C3’s boot is larger than the Renault 5’s 277-litre area, but a little down on what you’ll get in the most spacious petrol-powered superminis such as the Fabia.
The opening isn’t quite as wide as the barn-like rear door suggests, but it is tall, so it’s possible to make use of the 1,188-litre volume when the 60:40-split rear seat is folded down.
“Compared to the other extremely talented electric supermini of the moment, the Renault 5, it’s the Citroen e-C3 that’s by far the more practical of the pair” – Alex Ingram, chief reviewer.
We’ll wait and see how the e-C3 fares in safety tests, but Citroen’s recent strong form in reliability surveys gives a promising outlook
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Front, side, and curtain airbags front and rear are all standard fit on the e-C3, though at this point the e-C3 hasn’t been tested by Euro NCAP. Much like its safety rating, the e-C3 itself is too new for us to have any specific data on how easy it will be to live with, but if it lives up to the standards of other Citroëns, then things look promising. In our 2024 Driver Power customer satisfaction survey, the French brand finished an impressive fifth overall. The story was similarly impressive when approached purely on reliability grounds, with Citroen once again ranking as the fifth best out of the 32 manufacturers covered.
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Our best buy: Citroen e-C3 Plus
While both trim levels are very competitively priced, we’d save as much money as possible and aim for the entry-level Plus trim.
