MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C5s year 2003

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Pass percent:63.75%

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

Based on:16,765 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1450
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	826
Headlamp aim out of alignment	618
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	353
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	297
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	276
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	235
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	230
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	216
Registration plate issues	180
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	180
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	178
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	171
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	168
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	167
Brake pipe excessively corroded	161
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	158
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	152
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	151
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	143
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	125
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	122
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	118
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	115
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	113
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	105
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	104
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	100
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	94
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	91
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	80
Windscreen has damage	79
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	78
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	74
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	66
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	65
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	64
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	62
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	55
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	55
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	55
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	54
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	53
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	52
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	51
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	50
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	49
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	48
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	44
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	42
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	40
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Front brake application uneven	40
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	38
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	38
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	37
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	37
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\|	36
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
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\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
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\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	32
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	32
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\|	31
Rear brake application uneven	31
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	31
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	30
Rear brake binding	30
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	30
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	30
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	29
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	29
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	29
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	27
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
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\|	24
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\|	24
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\|	24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	23
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	22
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	21
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Windscreen washer not working	21
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	21
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	20
Nearside Front constant velocity joint is insecure \|2.5.C.1b\|	20
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	19
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19

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 C5s year 2003

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