MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C4s year 2005

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Pass percent:52.64%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C4 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:61,233 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4485
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4343
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2981
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2222
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1983
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1893
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1787
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1667
Rear brake binding	1164
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1148
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1121
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	987
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	887
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	871
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	844
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	819
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	803
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	776
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	770
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	743
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	743
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	741
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	687
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	675
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	638
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	621
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	613
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	612
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	583
Registration plate issues	582
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	579
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	568
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	509
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	498
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	447
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	412
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	397
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	369
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	343
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	295
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	292
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	289
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	288
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	280
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	267
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	253
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	250
Windscreen washer not working	243
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	240
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	233
Windscreen has damage	220
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	219
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	217
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	217
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	212
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	203
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	203
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	203
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	202
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	201
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	181
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	179
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	177
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	175
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	174
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	167
Brake hose damaged	166
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	164
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	163
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	159
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	151
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	151
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	149
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	142
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	140
Rear brake application uneven	139
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	133
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	130
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	127
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	120
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	118
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	115
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	115
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	115
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	114
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	114
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	111
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	111
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	110
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	110
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\|	107
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	106
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	106
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	104
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	104
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	104
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\|	104
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	103
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	100
Offside Front constant velocity joint is insecure \|2.5.C.1b\|	100
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	99
Front brake application uneven	94
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	92
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	92
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	91
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	91
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\|	91
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	90
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	90
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	89
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	88
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	87

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 diesel CITROEN C4s year 2005

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