Citroen C2 MOT reliability

Citroen C2s passed their MOT first time 53% of the time across 8,359 tests in 2025. 5,865 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

53%

MOTs analysed

8,359

Still licensed (GB)

5,865

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

2011 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 59,118 (most between 48,305 and 69,930).

2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 25% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (50.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (50.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (50.0%)
Driver's view: of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (50.0%)

Where 2011 C2s fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.