Citroen Berlingo MOT pass rate and common failures

60% of Citroen Berlingo MOTs passed first time, below the 71% for all cars at the same ages.

60%passed first time (cars its age: 71%)
1.6mCitroen Berlingo MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Citroen Berlingos against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Berlingo	All cars	MOTs
2023	73%	88%	7k
2022	72%	87%	14k
2021	73%	86%	36k
2020	73%	86%	50k
2019	73%	85%	80k
2018	66%	83%	86k
2017	66%	83%	103k
2016	66%	80%	124k
2015	64%	78%	143k
2014	61%	74%	135k
2013	59%	71%	119k
2012	57%	68%	94k
2011	55%	65%	79k
2010	54%	63%	72k
2009	53%	61%	80k
2008	52%	59%	61k
2007	52%	58%	64k
2006	52%	56%	62k
2005	50%	56%	49k
2004	50%	55%	46k
2003	49%	55%	39k
2002	49%	56%	24k
2001	50%	57%	14k
2000	49%	59%	6k

Compare two years of the Berlingo, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Citroen Berlingo MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.16.7
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.36.7
Drive shaft CV boot splitOther cars its age: 1.34.7
Number plate lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.24.4
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.63.8
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.43.4
Headlamp not working on dipped beamOther cars its age: 1.53.3
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.33.0

Out of every 100 Citroen Berlingo MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Stop lamp (brake light) not workingFail. Other cars its age: 2.16.7
Position lamp not workingFail. Other cars its age: 2.36.7
Number plate lamp not workingFail. Other cars its age: 1.24.4
Direction indicator slightly discolouredAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.82.4
Headlamp aim too highFail. Other cars its age: 1.01.8
Windscreen washer not workingFail. Other cars its age: 0.71.6

Out of every 100 Citroen Berlingo MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 10,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Citroen Berlingos in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Citroen Berlingo's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.