Citroen C1 MOT pass rate and common failures

72% of Citroen C1 MOTs passed first time, above the 70% for all cars at the same ages.

72%passed first time (cars its age: 70%)
1.4mCitroen C1 MOTs counted since May 2018
4,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Citroen C1s 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	C1	All cars	MOTs
2021	90%	86%	13k
2020	88%	86%	15k
2019	88%	85%	26k
2018	87%	83%	43k
2017	84%	82%	66k
2016	81%	80%	145k
2015	80%	78%	154k
2014	78%	74%	116k
2013	74%	71%	120k
2012	71%	68%	118k
2011	66%	65%	117k
2010	65%	63%	113k
2009	60%	61%	104k
2008	56%	59%	93k
2007	57%	58%	71k
2006	54%	56%	48k
2005	51%	56%	8k

Compare two years of the C1, 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 C1 MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.32.9
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.72.9
Brake excessively bindingOther cars its age: 0.92.8
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.42.7
Brake pipe excessively corrodedOther cars its age: 0.82.0
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.22.0
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 2.01.6
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.21.5

Out of every 100 Citroen C1 MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Tyre cracking or perishingAdvisory. Other cars its age: 7.011.8
Brake pipe corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 3.710.7
Anti-roll bar link pin or bush wornAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.45.7
Road wheel slightly distortedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.83.1
Brake excessively bindingFail. Other cars its age: 0.92.8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limitsFail. Other cars its age: 0.51.4

Out of every 100 Citroen C1 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: 4,500 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 C1s in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Citroen C1's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.