MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2004

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Pass percent:61.55%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:54,930 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5663
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2323
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1830
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1766
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1439
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1306
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	892
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	801
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	800
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	784
Brake pipe excessively corroded	742
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	714
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	696
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	656
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	629
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	620
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	594
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	561
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	534
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	533
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	504
Registration plate issues	464
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	452
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	447
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	430
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	417
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	411
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	348
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	344
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	338
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	321
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	311
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	307
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	292
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	275
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	274
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	270
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	259
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	258
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	257
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	256
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	229
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	229
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	225
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	214
Windscreen has damage	210
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	207
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	205
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	172
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	166
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	165
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	163
Front brake application uneven	163
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	162
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	158
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	155
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	154
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	151
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	145
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	145
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	144
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	144
Rear brake application uneven	143
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	143
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	142
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	140
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	137
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	137
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	137
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	137
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	127
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	127
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	124
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	118
Windscreen washer not working	118
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	117
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	116
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	115
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	106
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	102
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\|	101
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	99
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	98
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
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\|	94
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	87
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
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\|	84
Rear brake binding	83
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	81
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	80
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\|	80
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	80
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	78
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	77
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	77
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	74
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	72
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	71
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	70
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	68
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	68
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	67
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	64

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 2004

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