Citroen C15 MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Citroen C15 took 1,166 MOT tests in Britain and passed 50% 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

1,166

First-time pass rate

50%

All cars

71%

What the C15 fails on

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

• Lights and electrics33.5% (all cars 11.3%)
• Suspension20.2% (all cars 9.0%)
• Brakes20.2% (all cars 6.8%)
• Body and structure17.7% (all cars 3.5%)
• Visibility11.3% (all cars 4.8%)
• Tyres4.6% (all cars 6.4%)
• Seat belts and airbags4.5% (all cars 1.0%)
• Steering4.0% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 10.5%
2. Side repeaters: not working 8.0%
3. Position lamp: not working 6.7%
4. Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements 6.6%
5. Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 6.3%
6. Headlamp aim: too low 6.1%
7. Headlamp: insecure 5.7%
8. Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 5.6%

Most common advisories

1. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 16.3%
2. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 9.5%
3. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 8.4%
4. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 8.2%
5. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive 7.3%
6. Integral vehicle structure condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced 7.1%
7. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.6%
8. Coil spring: corroded 5.7%

Check a particular C15

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

• Citroen C3
• Citroen Berlingo
• Citroen C1
• Citroen C4
• Citroen DS3
• Citroen Dispatch
• Citroen Xsara
• Citroen C3 Aircross
• Citroen C5
• Citroen C4 Cactus
• Citroen Nemo
• Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
• Citroen Relay
• Citroen C2
• Citroen DS4
• Citroen C4 Picasso
• Citroen C3 Picasso
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
• Citroen Saxo
• Citroen DS5
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace
• Citroen 2CV
• Citroen Spacetourer
• Citroen C Crosser
• Citroen C8

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.