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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C3s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:70.82%
(The average a petrol CITROEN C3 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:75,080 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3618
Headlamp aim out of alignment2771
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1461
Registration plate lamp issues1368
Windscreen washer not working 863
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))835
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))797
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))750
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))739
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))654
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))615
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))588
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))584
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))577
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))563
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))513
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))465
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))446
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened435
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))425
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))408
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))389
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|378
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))365
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))354
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))335
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))323
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))319
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))269
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))258
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))252
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||243
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))229
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))222
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))216
Brakes imbalanced across an axle204
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|203
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))196
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))195
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|194
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))176
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))168
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||160
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))155
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))150
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))149
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|146
Registration plate issues140
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))136
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))132
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|128
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|118
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|116
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||108
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))107
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))105
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))104
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))100
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||97
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))96
Front brake excessively fluctuating95
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))90
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))90
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))89
Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||89
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))87
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault86
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))86
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))81
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||80
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))80
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))78
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||77
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|75
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))75
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened74
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))73
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||68
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||68
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))68
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|68
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|67

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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