MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C4s year 2004

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Pass percent:54.65%

(The average a petrol CITROEN C4 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:3,389 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	228
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	173
Registration plate lamp issues	158
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	101
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	80
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Rear brake binding	72
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Registration plate issues	42
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	40
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	33
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	30
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	29
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	22
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	17
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Windscreen washer not working	16
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	16
Brake pipe excessively corroded	15
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	14
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	14
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	14
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	13
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	12
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Rear brake application uneven	11
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	10
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	10
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	10
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	9
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	9
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	9
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	8
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	8
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Front brake excessively fluctuating	8
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	7
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	7
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	7
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	7
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	6
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	6
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	6
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	6
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	6
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	5
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5
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\|	5
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	5
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	5
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	5
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	5
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	5
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	5

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 C4s year 2004

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