MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C3s year 2003

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Pass percent:53.29%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C3 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:81,030 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8231
Registration plate lamp issues	7122
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5938
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1508
Rear brake binding	1499
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1487
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1319
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1306
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1233
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1209
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1102
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1056
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1035
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1012
Registration plate issues	985
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	979
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	944
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	917
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	906
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	898
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	867
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	825
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	823
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	817
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	809
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	808
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	796
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	767
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	706
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	704
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	680
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	663
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	617
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	585
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	581
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	566
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	563
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	556
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	552
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	519
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	505
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	483
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	472
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	444
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	429
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	414
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	371
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	368
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	365
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	358
Windscreen has damage	356
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	340
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	317
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	301
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\|	289
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	277
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	261
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	261
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	260
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	260
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	252
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	252
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	251
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	249
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	233
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\|	233
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	233
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	227
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\|	224
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	223
Front brake application uneven	221
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	216
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	213
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	207
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	205
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	204
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	204
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	202
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	201
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	201
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	200
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	196
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	195
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\|	193
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	193
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	192
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	189
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	187
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	183
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	180
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	180
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	176
Rear brake application uneven	166
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	165
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	164
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	161
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	161
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	160
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	157
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	156
Windscreen washer not working	154
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	153
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	152
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	149
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	148
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	146
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	141
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	138
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	137
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	135
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	134
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	134
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	133
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	132
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	132
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	129
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	127
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	126
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	126
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	125
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	124
Front brake excessively fluctuating	123
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	122
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	121
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	120
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	116
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	114

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 2003

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