Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 54.6% of Citroen C-Crosser MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 1,437 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
54.2%
All cars: 61.3% (7.1 points worse). 1,373 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 240 | 55.0% | 60.2% | 121,250 miles |
| 15 | 348 | 59.2% | 58.6% | 128,750 miles |
| 16 | 523 | 52.8% | 57.5% | 131,250 miles |
| 17 | 262 | 49.6% | 57.2% | 133,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Citroen C-Crosser MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | C-Crosser | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 37.6% | 13.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 35.1% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 24.9% | 10.2% |
| Steering | 11.6% | 2.5% |
| Tyres | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| Visibility | 8.4% | 5.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6.0% | 4.0% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.4% | 4.2% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Position lamp: not working failed 10.8% of tests · what this means
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play failed 9.2% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 8.1% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 6.7% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 6.0% of tests · what this means
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded failed 5.7% of tests · what this means
- Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 4.6% of tests · what this means
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 4.3% of tests
- Service brake performance: excessively binding failed 3.8% of tests · what this means
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 3.5% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every C-Crosser version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: diesel 99.7%, petrol 0.3%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.