MOT Facts

Citroen MOT data

Citroen records a 77.3% MOT pass rate across 6,463,658 tests and 42 models with published data. The range is wide: the C3 Aircross passes 90.1% of the time while the C8 manages 66.1%. Select a model for a full breakdown by year, mileage and failure area.

42
Models with data
6,463,658
MOT tests analysed
77.3%
Pass rate
22.8%
Fail rate

Citroen models

Citroen C3
2001–2024 · 1,262,865 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.3%
Pass
21.7%
Fail
Citroen Berlingo
1982–2025 · 1,184,640 tests · Lighting & signalling
76.4%
Pass
23.6%
Fail
Citroen C1
2005–2023 · 1,005,242 tests · Lighting & signalling
81.3%
Pass
18.7%
Fail
Citroen Ë-C4
2001–2024 · 920,349 tests · Lighting & signalling
76.1%
Pass
23.9%
Fail
Citroen DS3
2009–2023 · 498,962 tests · Lighting & signalling
72.3%
Pass
27.7%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch
1996–2025 · 277,445 tests · Lighting & signalling
74.6%
Pass
25.4%
Fail
Citroen Xsara
1997–2021 · 244,657 tests · Lighting & signalling
69.3%
Pass
30.7%
Fail
Citroen C4 Picasso
2003–2024 · 163,427 tests · Lighting & signalling
79.7%
Pass
20.3%
Fail
Citroen C3 Aircross
2017–2024 · 134,358 tests · Tyres
90.1%
Pass
9.9%
Fail
Citroen C5
2001–2025 · 126,395 tests · Lighting & signalling
81.1%
Pass
18.9%
Fail
Citroen C4 Cactus
2014–2021 · 114,968 tests · Lighting & signalling
84.5%
Pass
15.6%
Fail
Citroen Nemo
2004–2019 · 99,546 tests · Suspension
73.8%
Pass
26.2%
Fail
Citroen C2
2003–2020 · 94,019 tests · Suspension
69.9%
Pass
30.1%
Fail
Citroen Relay
1988–2023 · 87,323 tests · Lighting & signalling
75.5%
Pass
24.4%
Fail
Citroen DS4
2011–2022 · 69,357 tests · Lighting & signalling
74.1%
Pass
25.9%
Fail
Citroen Saxo
1996–2020 · 30,374 tests · Lighting & signalling
69.8%
Pass
30.2%
Fail
Citroen DS5
2007–2021 · 27,838 tests · Suspension
75.6%
Pass
24.4%
Fail
Citroen 2Cv
1980–2021 · 15,536 tests · Lighting & signalling
79.6%
Pass
20.4%
Fail
Citroen Spacetourer
2011–2023 · 14,232 tests · Lighting & signalling
85.2%
Pass
14.8%
Fail
Citroen C Crosser
2007–2015 · 13,170 tests · Suspension
71.7%
Pass
28.3%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1000 En-Prise Bhdi Ss
2019–2022 · 11,390 tests · Lighting & signalling
84.0%
Pass
16.0%
Fail
Citroen C8
2002–2020 · 9,629 tests · Lighting & signalling
66.1%
Pass
33.9%
Fail
Citroen C15
1985–2018 · 7,563 tests · Lighting & signalling
66.5%
Pass
33.5%
Fail
Citroen E-C4 Shine +
2021–2024 · 5,578 tests · Visibility
87.2%
Pass
12.8%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1000 Ent Pro B- Ss
2021–2023 · 4,584 tests · Lighting & signalling
82.8%
Pass
17.2%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1200 En-Prise Bhdi Ss
2019–2022 · 3,836 tests · Lighting & signalling
83.2%
Pass
16.8%
Fail
Citroen Xantia
1993–2019 · 3,006 tests · Suspension
72.3%
Pass
27.7%
Fail
Citroen Zx
1991–2021 · 2,706 tests · Brakes
72.4%
Pass
27.6%
Fail
Citroen Xsara Picasso
2000–2021 · 2,415 tests · Lighting & signalling
67.9%
Pass
32.1%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1400 En-Prise Bhdi Ss
2019–2022 · 2,370 tests · Lighting & signalling
84.5%
Pass
15.5%
Fail
Citroen C6
2005–2020 · 2,356 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.5%
Pass
21.5%
Fail
Citroen Grand C4
2006–2014 · 2,154 tests · Lighting & signalling
71.7%
Pass
28.3%
Fail
Citroen Ax
1987–2019 · 2,127 tests · Lighting & signalling
74.0%
Pass
26.0%
Fail
Citroen Bx
1983–2018 · 1,669 tests · Lighting & signalling
75.1%
Pass
24.9%
Fail
Citroen Synergie
1995–2005 · 1,405 tests · Suspension
68.0%
Pass
32.0%
Fail
Citroen Relay 35 L3H2 Eprise Bhdi
2015–2023 · 1,257 tests · Lighting & signalling
87.2%
Pass
12.8%
Fail
Citroen C-Zero
2008–2019 · 1,135 tests · Tyres
84.6%
Pass
15.4%
Fail
Citroen C25
1988–2020 · 1,113 tests · Lighting & signalling
70.6%
Pass
29.4%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi
2019–2022 · 846 tests · Lighting & signalling
89.4%
Pass
10.6%
Fail
Citroen E-C4 Sense +
2020–2024 · 834 tests · Visibility
84.0%
Pass
16.0%
Fail
Citroen E-Berlingo Flair Xtr
2021–2024 · 461 tests · Tyres
87.2%
Pass
12.8%
Fail
Citroen Dispatch 1000 X
2019–2021 · 428 tests · Visibility
84.1%
Pass
15.9%
Fail

Methodology & source. Based on 6,463,658 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.