I have a Citroen C1 diesel which I've owned from new. After 2.5 years the starter motor burned out and was replaced under warranty. Recently it burned out again, although it is now four months out of warranty. Citroen paid the majority of the repair so I have no complaint about that.

Have you heard of problems with this unit, and if not do you have any thoughts why this could happen? It always starts easily, so no hard wear. Both times it was several miles into the journey with no noise or warning, and I only realised because the fuse went. Both times the air conditioning was running, probably coincidentally. The garage advise me the new motor is a totally different part number, which may say something. Otherwise it has done 58,000 miles of completely reliable motoring giving about 65mpg, a good little car and very cheap to run.