MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C4s year 2005

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Pass percent:56.47%

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

Based on:115,046 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7448
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7100
Registration plate lamp issues	5610
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4544
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3792
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2486
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2269
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2191
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2145
Rear brake binding	2070
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2031
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1933
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1776
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1715
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1622
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1504
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1450
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1387
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1334
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1260
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1236
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1123
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1113
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1086
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1034
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	969
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	899
Registration plate issues	827
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	818
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	744
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	744
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	741
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	735
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	647
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	638
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	556
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	555
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	551
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	549
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	524
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	521
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	500
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	489
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	481
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	469
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	461
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	456
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	438
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	417
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	403
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	381
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	367
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	365
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	340
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	333
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	333
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	321
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	319
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	318
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	315
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	314
Windscreen washer not working	307
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	303
Windscreen has damage	298
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	289
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	286
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	281
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	269
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	261
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	260
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	260
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	254
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	249
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	245
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	240
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	238
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	237
Brake hose damaged	228
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	222
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	221
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	219
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	217
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	216
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	212
Rear brake application uneven	210
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	207
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	200
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	199
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	199
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	194
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	190
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	187
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	187
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	186
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	181
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	180
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	178
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	178
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	170
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	167
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	166
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	163
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	161
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	159
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	159
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	152
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	151

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 2005

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