MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C3s year 2004

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Pass percent:59.00%

(The average a petrol CITROEN C3 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:240,160 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	19934
Headlamp aim out of alignment	19254
Registration plate lamp issues	18820
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4533
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3592
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3560
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3528
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3233
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3193
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2984
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2683
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2360
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2312
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2263
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2258
Rear brake binding	2134
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2118
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1973
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1925
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1889
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1885
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1833
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1823
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1789
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1701
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1671
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1637
Registration plate issues	1548
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1519
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1473
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1414
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1399
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1360
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1321
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1293
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1237
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1196
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1190
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1176
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1151
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1134
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1098
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	988
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	972
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	907
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	905
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	893
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	887
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	864
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	859
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	778
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	754
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	716
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	716
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	701
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	675
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	666
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	653
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	648
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\|	625
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	605
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	582
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	573
Windscreen washer not working	566
Windscreen has damage	566
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\|	562
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\|	561
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	544
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	543
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	531
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	528
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	520
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	509
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	509
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\|	488
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	483
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	473
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	470
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	470
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	464
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	456
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	455
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	452
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	449
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	442
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	439
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	432
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	431
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	430
Front brake application uneven	420
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	402
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	395
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	391
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	389
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	389
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	388
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	387
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	379
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	374
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	374
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	371
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	368
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	366
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	364
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	350
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	341
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	337
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	333
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	332
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	330
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	326
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	321
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	320
Rear brake application uneven	315
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	310
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	307
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	307
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	307
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	307
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	302
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	300

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 2004

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