MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2003

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Pass percent:62.81%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:79,319 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	8164
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3670
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3554
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2391
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1499
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1458
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1351
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1276
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1170
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1106
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	997
Registration plate issues	974
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	960
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	959
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	876
Brake pipe excessively corroded	875
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	823
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	767
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	731
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	656
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	641
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	620
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	615
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	599
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	504
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	477
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	466
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	431
Windscreen has damage	409
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	408
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	391
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	388
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	377
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	372
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	363
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	360
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	322
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	320
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	319
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	308
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	307
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	301
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	292
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	286
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	260
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	251
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	240
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	239
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	236
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	235
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	232
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	227
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	227
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	221
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	219
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	214
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	210
Front brake application uneven	209
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	199
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	194
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	191
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	190
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	189
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	189
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	184
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	181
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	176
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	169
Rear brake application uneven	168
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	167
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	166
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	164
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	163
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	158
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	158
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	157
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\|	157
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	152
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	152
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\|	147
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\|	141
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\|	135
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	127
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	124
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	122
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Rear brake binding	118
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	117
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	116
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	115
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Windscreen washer not working	111
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	109
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	105
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	104
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	104
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	103
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	101
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	91

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 2003

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