Citroen E C4 Shine MOT failures and reliability

The Citroen E C4 Shine is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 82% of its 3,733 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 10 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Citroen E C4 Shine cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 3rd of the 26 Citroen models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Citroen E C4 Shine MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 3,733
First-time pass rate: 82%
All cars: 72%

Citroen E C4 Shine MOT strengths and weak spots

The Citroen E C4 Shine's weak spot is visibility: 6.5% of its tests failed there, against 4.4% for all cars.

It does best on lights and electrics, where 1.5% of Citroen E C4 Shine tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.

Citroen E C4 Shine cars first registered in 2022 passed 84% first time; those from 2021 passed 79%.

At 4 years old the average Citroen E C4 Shine had covered 31,359 miles, about 7,800 a year.

The single most common failure on the Citroen E C4 Shine was wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 4.0% of tests.

What the Citroen E C4 Shine fails on

Share of Citroen E C4 Shine tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Visibility6.5% (all cars 4.4%)
Suspension6.0% (all cars 9.1%)
Tyres5.4% (all cars 6.3%)
Brakes2.1% (all cars 6.3%)
Lights and electrics1.5% (all cars 10.7%)
Number plates and VIN0.2% (all cars 0.3%)
Seat belts and airbags0.2% (all cars 0.9%)
Body and structure0.1% (all cars 3.3%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 4.0%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.7%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.5%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.7%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.2%
Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 1.1%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn 1.0%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 20.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.6%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 3.4%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.0%
Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint has slight play 2.8%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 2.5%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.4%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 2.4%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the Citroen E C4 Shine by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2021	1,103	79%
2022	2,556	84%

Typical mileage by age

Average Citroen E C4 Shine odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	24,184 miles
4 years	31,359 miles

Check a particular Citroen E C4 Shine

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Citroen E C4 Shine. For one Citroen E C4 Shine's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

Other Citroen models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, 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.