MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2002

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Pass percent:60.17%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:104,514 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	11982
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5317
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5097
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2310
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	2308
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2104
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1921
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1736
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1694
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1657
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1504
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1382
Registration plate issues	1367
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1264
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1220
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1175
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1089
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	968
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	903
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	899
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	896
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	819
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	797
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	757
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	747
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	739
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	715
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	691
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	684
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	665
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	637
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	631
Windscreen has damage	597
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	593
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	566
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	566
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	520
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	484
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	475
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	458
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	457
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	454
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	444
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	421
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	417
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	415
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	408
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	401
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	389
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	387
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	365
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	365
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	358
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	350
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	347
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	332
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	322
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	319
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	319
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	310
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	297
Front brake application uneven	294
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	288
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	284
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	282
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	277
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	270
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	269
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	265
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	265
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	262
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	253
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	253
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	251
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	249
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	245
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	241
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	236
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	235
Rear brake binding	234
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	233
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	232
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	221
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Rear brake application uneven	201
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\|	201
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	201
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	199
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	197
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\|	194
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	192
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	190
Nearside 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\|	188
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	188
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	186
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	185
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	172
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	172
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	168
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\|	167
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	166
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	161
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	161
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	161
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	157
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	152
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	146
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	145
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	144
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	141
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	138
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	138
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	134
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	133
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	133
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	127

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 C5s year 2002

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