MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C5s year 2010

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Pass percent:67.83%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C5 year 2010 passes without issue)

Based on:25,554 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1024
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1020
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	842
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	345
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	308
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	298
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	263
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	200
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	185
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	181
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	169
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	167
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	160
Windscreen washer not working	159
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	144
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	143
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	119
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	111
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	105
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	103
Registration plate issues	102
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	99
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	95
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	93
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	92
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	89
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	86
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	84
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	77
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	75
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	73
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	70
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	70
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	66
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	63
Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii))	61
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	59
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	58
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	57
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	56
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	56
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	56
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	52
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	50
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	49
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	49
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	48
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	46
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	46
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	44
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	44
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	43
Windscreen has damage	43
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	42
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	42
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	41
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	41
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	40
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	40
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))	40
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	39
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	38
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	37
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
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\|	37
Power steering component leaking (2.1.5 (a))	37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	33
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	32
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	30
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	30
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	30
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	29
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	28
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	28
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	28
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Rear Brake cable insecure	27
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	26
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
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\|	26
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	26
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	25
Rear brake binding	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	25

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 2010

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