Steering rack and steering column Citroën: problems by model and engine

Documented faults, from most to least important

Severity × frequency. Below each one, the Citroën models it appears in.

- Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C1 IIRecall for steering column breakage (2014 production)According to Gebrauchtwagenberater, a recall covered C1s built in September and October 2014: the steering column could break and, in the worst case, cause loss of steering. The part is replaced at the workshop.
- Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C3 Aircross IManufacturing defect in the steering column (built June-July 2019)Citroën recalled C3 Aircross I cars built in June and July 2019 because a manufacturing defect in the steering column can cause abnormal operation and, in the worst case, a loss of control of the vehicle.
- High severityFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C3 PicassoPower steering failureThe page records 20 cases of power steering failure between 50,000 and 130,000 km.
- Critical severityFrequency: RareCitroën C3 IIIIncorrectly fitted steering column clamp (July 2018 production)Yes: a January 2019 campaign (ref. r2019009) covers vehicles built between 4 and 12 July 2018 because of an incorrectly fitted clamp on the universal joint of the steering column, with a risk to steering control. Peugeot registered an equivalent campaign (r2019010) for the 208 with the same build dates.
- High severityFrequency: RareCitroën Berlingo IIIInner steering linkage out of specificationA 2020 recall (ref. R2020209) covers Berlingo IIIs built between 2 December 2019 and 18 January 2020 whose inner steering linkage (track rods) did not meet its specification.
- Medium severityFrequency: RareCitroën C3 IIISteering column bearing out of specification (January 2018 production)A July 2018 campaign (ref. r2018197) covers vehicles built between 11 and 22 January 2018 because of a steering column bearing that did not meet the factory specification.

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Frequently asked questions

What faults with the steering rack and column do Citroën cars have?

In 5 models from Citroën there are 6 documented faults with the steering rack and column. The most important: recall for steering column breakage (2014 production), manufacturing defect in the steering column (built June-July 2019) and power steering failure. Each fault has its own page with the affected years and versions, the symptoms and the repair cost.

Which Citroën models have the most problems with the steering rack and column?

Citroën C3 III (2 faults), Citroën C3 Picasso (1 fault), Citroën C1 II (1 fault) and Citroën C3 Aircross I (1 fault).