Citroen Berlingo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Citroen Berlingo took 185,905 MOT tests in Britain and passed 58% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 185,905
First-time pass rate: 58%
All cars: 71%

What the Berlingo fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics24.6% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension11.0% (all cars 9.0%)
Visibility8.8% (all cars 4.8%)
Brakes8.6% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure7.9% (all cars 3.5%)
Tyres7.2% (all cars 6.4%)
Exhaust and emissions3.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags2.9% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 8.1%
Stop lamp: not working 7.1%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 5.2%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 4.4%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 4.2%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.9%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 3.7%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 22.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 9.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin 8.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 8.5%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.7%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured 2.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 2.5%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2000	541	50%
2001	1,167	54%
2002	2,046	52%
2003	3,538	52%
2004	4,366	50%
2005	4,674	53%
2006	6,267	53%
2007	6,486	52%
2008	6,514	52%
2009	8,983	51%
2010	8,101	51%
2011	8,761	51%
2012	10,364	53%
2013	13,032	55%
2014	14,935	55%
2015	15,624	58%
2016	14,584	61%
2017	12,702	61%
2018	13,414	64%
2019	15,990	71%
2020	12,975	72%
2021	338	76%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	41,786 miles
4 years	49,439 miles
5 years	64,152 miles
6 years	74,263 miles
7 years	80,075 miles
8 years	88,368 miles
9 years	96,138 miles
10 years	104,218 miles
11 years	107,384 miles
12 years	115,838 miles
13 years	121,236 miles
14 years	116,792 miles
15 years	116,243 miles
16 years	114,163 miles
17 years	116,371 miles
18 years	116,879 miles
19 years	117,533 miles
20 years	120,082 miles

Check a particular Berlingo

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Citroen models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.