MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2007

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Pass percent:58.60%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:21,189 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1417
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1363
Registration plate lamp issues	1306
Headlamp aim out of alignment	907
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	452
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	434
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	393
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	385
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	358
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	350
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	307
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	275
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	231
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	188
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	182
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	173
Offside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	170
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	160
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	160
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	157
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	152
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	147
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	147
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	139
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	137
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	134
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	133
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	132
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	118
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	118
Registration plate issues	113
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	104
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	103
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	98
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	88
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	87
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	87
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	85
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	84
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	84
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	83
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	81
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	75
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	71
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	71
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	67
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	67
Nearside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	65
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Windscreen washer not working	60
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	60
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	58
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	57
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	57
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	56
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	54
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	54
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Front brake application uneven	54
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	54
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	51
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	50
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	49
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	49
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c))	48
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	46
Brake pipe excessively corroded	44
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Windscreen has damage	42
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	40
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	38
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	36
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	35
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	35
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	34
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Nearside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	34
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	34
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Rear brake application uneven	34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	33
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	30
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	30
Offside Front front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	30
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	29
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	29
Nearside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c))	29
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	28
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	27
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	27

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 2007

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