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MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C3s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:66.22%
(The average a diesel CITROEN C3 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:91,751 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4119
Registration plate lamp issues3656
Headlamp aim out of alignment3314
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1816
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1697
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1268
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1084
Windscreen washer not working 1066
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))899
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))845
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))791
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))778
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))695
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))660
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))613
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened611
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))585
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))546
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))541
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))525
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))523
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))507
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))501
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))498
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))493
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|482
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|457
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))439
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))409
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))397
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))381
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))370
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|357
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))356
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened351
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))349
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))345
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))344
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))342
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))328
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))321
Brakes imbalanced across an axle306
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))293
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))293
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))282
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|280
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))271
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))268
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|256
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|255
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||246
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))234
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||232
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))225
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))218
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||211
Registration plate issues206
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||193
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))185
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|182
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||180
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))179
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|179
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))173
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||169
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))165
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))163
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))162
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))162
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|151
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))150
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))148
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||145
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|142
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))142
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|140
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))139
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))133
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))132
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault132
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))130
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|126
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||124
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|123
Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||120
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))106
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))106
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|106
Front brake excessively fluctuating103
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))102
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||101
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||98
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))97
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))94
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||93
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))93

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.

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