MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2007

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Pass percent:58.79%

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

Based on:20,238 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	1284
Headlamp aim out of alignment	880
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	439
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 Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	307
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	272
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	267
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	261
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 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
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	114
Registration plate issues	109
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	99
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 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
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	71
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	67
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	64
Offside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	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
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	56
Nearside Front Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	55
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	54
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Front brake application uneven	54
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	52
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	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))	49
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	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 Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	45
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	44
Windscreen washer not working	44
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Windscreen has damage	42
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	42
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	41
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c))	41
Brake pipe excessively corroded	40
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 Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	36
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	35
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	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
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
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	32
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	32
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	31
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
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	30
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	29
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	29
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	29
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	29
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	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
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
Offside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	26
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26

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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