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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C3s year 2013

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Pass percent:73.69%
(The average a petrol CITROEN C3 year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:57,834 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3029
Headlamp aim out of alignment1917
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))857
Windscreen washer not working 758
Registration plate lamp issues690
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))604
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))464
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))445
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))404
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))398
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))396
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))365
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))362
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))342
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))319
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))315
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))308
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))301
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))294
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))274
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))273
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))259
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))248
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))247
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))246
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))236
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))217
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))217
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))210
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))196
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))179
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))168
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|157
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened151
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))148
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))146
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))144
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))142
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))137
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))131
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))129
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))127
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))126
Brakes imbalanced across an axle125
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))108
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))107
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|107
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))99
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))98
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))87
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||85
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))84
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))82
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened82
Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||80
Registration plate issues79
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))78
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))78
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))77
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))76
Horn not working (7.7 (a))70
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))70
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||69
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))69
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))67
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))66
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))66
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|65
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))64
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))63
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|62
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))62
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))62
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))55
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))53
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))52
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||52
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))50
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))49
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))48

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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