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MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:63.99%
(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:46,565 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues2813
Headlamp aim out of alignment2329
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1649
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|451
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|431
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))422
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))414
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|409
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|403
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))350
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))341
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|329
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|308
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))307
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|302
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))245
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|224
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))221
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))209
Windscreen washer not working 208
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|195
Registration plate issues194
Brakes imbalanced across an axle179
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|178
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))175
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|167
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|164
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|159
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||158
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|156
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))155
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))153
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|150
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||150
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|148
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|145
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1|144
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|140
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|139
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|138
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|136
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|131
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|130
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|127
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))124
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))124
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened123
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened119
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||119
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|115
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||113
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))110
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))109
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||108
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))108
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault107
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak105
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|105
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|104
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|103
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|100
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak100
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||98
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||96
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|95
Windscreen has damage94
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))93
Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii))92
Horn not working |1.6.2a|91
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|90
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|88
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|87
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))85
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|84
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))83
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))81
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))77
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))77
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|77
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|77
Rear brake binding74
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|74
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||73
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||72
Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|72
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))71
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|71
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|71
Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|70
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))67
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|66
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))66
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|66
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|65
Rear Brake cable insecure65
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|64
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))64
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort63
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|63
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))59
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||59
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|59
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||58
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|58
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))57
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|57
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))57
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|56
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))56
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))55
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))55
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|53
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||52
Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|51
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))51

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.

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