MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C5s year 2004

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Pass percent:62.86%

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

Based on:9,495 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	733
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	399
Headlamp aim out of alignment	391
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	211
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	180
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	154
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	152
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	121
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	112
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	112
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	111
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	102
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	100
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	95
Brake pipe excessively corroded	89
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	87
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	85
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	80
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	60
Registration plate issues	58
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	55
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
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	44
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	32
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	32
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	32
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	30
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	29
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Front brake application uneven	28
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	27
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	27
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\|	27
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	26
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	25
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	25
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	24
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	24
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	24
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	23
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	23
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\|	23
Windscreen has damage	22
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
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\|	20
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\|	20
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	20
Rear brake application uneven	20
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	19
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\|	19
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	18
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	18
Rear brake binding	18
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	18
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\|	17
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	17
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	17
Windscreen washer not working	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	17
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	15
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	15
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	15
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Front constant velocity joint is insecure \|2.5.C.1b\|	14
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
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\|	14
Nearside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	14
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	14
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint is insecure \|2.5.C.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	13
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	13
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\|	13
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	12
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11

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 2004

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