Citroen Ax MOT reliability

Citroen Axs passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 277 tests in 2025. 212 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

277

Still licensed (GB)

212

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1995 petrol

37 MOTs

These figures come from 37 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 54%. Typical mileage 70,117 (most between 52,703 and 92,771).

2005: 51% → 2006: 47% → 2007: 44% → 2008: 41% → 2009: 40% → 2010: 41% → 2011: 39% → 2012: 41% → 2013: 41% → 2014: 41% → 2015: 45% → 2016: 45% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 44% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 60% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 61% → 2023: 62% → 2024: 55% → 2025: 54%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (13.5%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (10.8%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (8.1%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (8.1%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (8.1%)

1995 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 116,174 (most between 91,805 and 129,825).

2005: 53% → 2006: 46% → 2007: 39% → 2008: 39% → 2009: 38% → 2010: 38% → 2011: 38% → 2012: 43% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 48% → 2016: 53% → 2017: 57% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 70% → 2022: 56% → 2023: 47% → 2024: 55% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (12.5%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.5%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (12.5%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (12.5%)
All direction indicators: not working (12.5%)

Where 1995 Axs fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

24.3%

Brakes

18.9%

Suspension & axles

16.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

10.8%

Lights & electrics

8.1%

Steering

2.7%

Visibility & wipers

2.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.