MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C3s year 2002

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Pass percent:55.38%

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

Based on:132,033 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	10554
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	10455
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9998
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3631
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2608
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2415
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2248
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1974
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1881
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1827
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1608
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1588
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1586
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1546
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1545
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1513
Registration plate issues	1475
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1467
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1451
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1439
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1398
Rear brake binding	1302
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1277
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1260
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1252
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1237
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1214
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1122
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1076
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1064
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1033
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1021
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	983
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	969
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	948
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	922
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	888
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	838
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	837
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	759
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	698
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	664
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	638
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	630
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	629
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	618
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	614
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	585
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	526
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	522
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	519
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\|	518
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	512
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	474
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	468
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\|	456
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	445
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	443
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	433
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\|	422
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	418
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	414
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	401
Windscreen has damage	389
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	385
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	382
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	380
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\|	375
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	372
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	364
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	362
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	355
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	340
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	333
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	327
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	320
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	310
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	298
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	297
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	295
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	294
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	281
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	279
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	277
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	277
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	275
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	274
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	269
Front brake application uneven	268
Rear brake application uneven	267
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	264
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	259
Windscreen washer not working	248
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	240
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	237
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	234
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	231
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	230
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	228
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	218
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	217
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	216
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	213
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	213
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	197
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	194
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	192
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	190
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	190
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	190
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	187
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	184
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	184
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	182
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	181
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	180
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	179
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	179
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	177

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 petrol CITROEN C3s year 2002

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