MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C3s year 2002

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Pass percent:53.62%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C3 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:44,467 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4195
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3907
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3088
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1235
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	818
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	774
Rear brake binding	722
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	708
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	654
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	604
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	587
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	578
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	560
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	555
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	550
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	541
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	537
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	528
Registration plate issues	526
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	526
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	506
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	493
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	484
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	477
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	472
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	441
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	436
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	429
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	426
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	416
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	379
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	372
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	363
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	340
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	338
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	336
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	317
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	311
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	302
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	300
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	286
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	282
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	264
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	251
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	243
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	232
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	229
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	225
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	219
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	193
Windscreen has damage	187
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	164
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	158
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	155
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	150
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	145
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	145
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	144
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	142
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	138
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	138
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	136
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	134
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	134
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	131
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	131
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	127
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	125
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	123
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	119
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	116
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	114
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	113
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	111
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	111
Front brake application uneven	108
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	107
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	105
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	101
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	100
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	94
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	93
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	92
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	91
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	91
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	90
Rear brake application uneven	87
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	87
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	86
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	85
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	83
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	80
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	80
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Front brake excessively fluctuating	75
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	75
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	75
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	74
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	74
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	73
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	72
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	72
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	70
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	67
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	63
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	63
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	62
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	62

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C3s year 2002

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