MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2005

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Pass percent:59.66%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:33,831 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2545
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2505
Registration plate lamp issues	2390
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1486
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	809
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	736
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	673
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	649
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	533
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	513
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	493
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	430
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	383
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	317
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	269
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	264
Brake pipe excessively corroded	260
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	247
Registration plate issues	246
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	245
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	245
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	236
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	227
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	227
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	226
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	223
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	220
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	216
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	198
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	189
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	180
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	174
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	171
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	158
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	154
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	133
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	133
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	125
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	124
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	124
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	123
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	121
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	118
Windscreen has damage	117
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	116
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	116
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	103
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	100
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	100
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	97
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	87
Offside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	86
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	85
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	85
Front brake application uneven	84
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	83
Windscreen washer not working	81
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	79
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	79
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	75
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	75
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	69
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	68
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	66
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	62
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	62
Nearside Front Fluid suspension pipe leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	62
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	58
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	57
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	57
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	56
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	56
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Rear brake application uneven	53
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	52
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	48
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	48
Rear brake binding	47
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	46
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	46
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	42
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	41
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\|	41

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 2005

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