MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN C5s year 2006

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Pass percent:62.59%

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

Based on:4,108 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	310
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	291
Registration plate lamp issues	197
Headlamp aim out of alignment	174
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	97
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	91
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	75
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	48
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	44
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Brake pipe excessively corroded	33
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	28
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	27
Registration plate issues	26
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	22
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	21
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	20
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	19
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	13
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	11
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	10
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	9
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\|	9
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	8
Windscreen washer not working	8
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	8
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	8
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	8
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	8
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	8
Offside Rear Fluid suspension leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	8
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Windscreen has damage	8
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	8
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	7
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	7
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	7
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	7
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	7
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	7
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\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	6
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	6
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	6
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	6
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	6
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	5
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	5
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	5
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	5
Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating \|3.7.B.3\|	5
Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating \|3.7.B.3\|	5

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 2006

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