MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C3s year 2003

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Pass percent:56.36%

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

Based on:310,056 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	25628
Headlamp aim out of alignment	25615
Registration plate lamp issues	20338
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6314
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	5969
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5213
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5013
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	4251
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3927
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3783
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3521
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3392
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3382
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3362
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3342
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3290
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3176
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3034
Registration plate issues	2995
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2881
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2876
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2867
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2862
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2819
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2792
Rear brake binding	2666
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2651
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2630
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2614
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2520
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2457
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2369
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2287
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2263
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2177
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2096
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1980
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1962
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1944
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1862
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1831
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1709
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1704
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1502
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1485
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1348
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1285
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1267
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1172
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1134
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1102
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\|	1049
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1021
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1019
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1016
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	966
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	956
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	945
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	934
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	899
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	899
Windscreen has damage	897
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	896
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\|	872
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	870
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	866
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\|	866
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	838
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\|	830
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	802
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	799
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	793
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	780
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	767
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	760
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	754
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	736
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	735
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	729
Windscreen washer not working	727
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	688
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	681
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	671
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	665
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	660
Rear brake application uneven	654
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	648
Front brake application uneven	602
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	589
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	587
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	582
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	580
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	563
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	549
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	548
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	544
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	540
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	531
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	525
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	523
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	517
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	516
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	505
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	503
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	500
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	490
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	490
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	485
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	482
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	482
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	482
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	481
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	478
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	476
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	472
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	461
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	454
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	454
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	451
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	444
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	417
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	416
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	412
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	411
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	410

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 2003

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