Citroen C4 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Citroen C4 took 142,514 MOT tests in Britain and passed 61% 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
- 142,514
- First-time pass rate
- 61%
- All cars
- 71%
What the C4 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics18.5% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension11.6% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes8.6% (all cars 6.8%)
- Tyres8.3% (all cars 6.4%)
- Body and structure8.1% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility6.0% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering3.5% (all cars 1.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.2% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 6.0%
- Stop lamp: not working 4.2%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 3.7%
- Position lamp: not working 3.6%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 3.4%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.3%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 2.9%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 23.5%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 14.5%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 10.0%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 7.9%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.6%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 5.4%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.1%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,309 | 51% |
| 2006 | 2,531 | 50% |
| 2007 | 7,666 | 48% |
| 2008 | 9,603 | 48% |
| 2009 | 6,552 | 50% |
| 2010 | 7,161 | 49% |
| 2011 | 7,806 | 55% |
| 2012 | 8,945 | 57% |
| 2013 | 12,730 | 58% |
| 2014 | 21,204 | 61% |
| 2015 | 28,237 | 66% |
| 2016 | 17,723 | 69% |
| 2017 | 995 | 75% |
| 2018 | 2,799 | 80% |
| 2019 | 5,204 | 82% |
| 2020 | 1,787 | 84% |
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 | 23,464 miles |
| 4 years | 31,445 miles |
| 5 years | 41,455 miles |
| 6 years | 68,610 miles |
| 7 years | 61,970 miles |
| 8 years | 68,908 miles |
| 9 years | 77,569 miles |
| 10 years | 82,353 miles |
| 11 years | 90,112 miles |
| 12 years | 96,893 miles |
| 13 years | 99,764 miles |
| 14 years | 101,034 miles |
| 15 years | 104,202 miles |
| 16 years | 103,714 miles |
| 17 years | 94,524 miles |
| 18 years | 95,218 miles |
Check a particular C4
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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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.