Mercedes Benz Citan MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Mercedes Benz Citan took 20,180 MOT tests in Britain and passed 63% 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
- 20,180
- First-time pass rate
- 63%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Citan fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics20.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes10.0% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility8.3% (all cars 4.8%)
- Tyres8.1% (all cars 6.4%)
- Body and structure7.1% (all cars 3.5%)
- Suspension5.3% (all cars 9.0%)
- Steering3.9% (all cars 1.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.9% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Stop lamp: not working 7.4%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 5.7%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 4.7%
- Position lamp: not working 4.6%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 4.4%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 4.3%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 4.0%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 3.4%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 23.7%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 12.2%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.1%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 8.4%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.1%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.7%
- Stop lamp: non-obligatory stop lamp not working 3.4%
- Track rod end: ball joint has slight play 2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,559 | 55% |
| 2014 | 2,230 | 55% |
| 2015 | 2,512 | 61% |
| 2016 | 3,441 | 60% |
| 2017 | 3,373 | 64% |
| 2018 | 3,693 | 66% |
| 2019 | 1,994 | 71% |
| 2020 | 1,362 | 69% |
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 | 49,840 miles |
| 4 years | 65,461 miles |
| 5 years | 73,159 miles |
| 6 years | 85,914 miles |
| 7 years | 94,818 miles |
| 8 years | 103,134 miles |
| 9 years | 113,711 miles |
| 10 years | 124,920 miles |
Check a particular Citan
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.