MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2006

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Pass percent:59.94%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:30,791 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2177
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2105
Registration plate lamp issues	1976
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1414
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	651
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	630
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	609
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	581
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	530
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	399
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	371
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	355
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	347
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	343
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	291
Brake pipe excessively corroded	263
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	260
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	221
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	212
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	207
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	197
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	194
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	194
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	191
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	188
Registration plate issues	187
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	185
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	180
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	174
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	171
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	168
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	147
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	141
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	139
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	122
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	121
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	119
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	107
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	104
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	103
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	102
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	102
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	96
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	95
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	94
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	89
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	87
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	84
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	84
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	79
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	74
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	73
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	73
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Windscreen has damage	70
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	69
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	67
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	65
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	65
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	64
Front brake application uneven	64
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	62
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	54
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	52
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	51
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	51
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	51
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	50
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	50
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	50
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	49
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	47
Windscreen washer not working	46
Nearside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	45
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	45
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	44
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	44
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	43
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	43
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	41
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	40
Front position lamp\|s\| not working both \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38

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 2006

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