Citroen C4 Cactus MOT reliability

Citroen C4 Cactuss passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 21,184 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

21,184

Still licensed (GB)

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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.

In detail:

First registered

2018 petrol

4,288 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 47,597 (most between 36,024 and 60,022).

2019: 100% → 2020: 92% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 77% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.9%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.8%)
Ball joint excessively worn (2.7%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (2.6%)

2018 diesel

1,081 MOTs

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 54,646 (most between 42,595 and 71,115).

2019: 100% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 85% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 76% → 2024: 73% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.6%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (2.9%)

Where 2018 C4 Cactuss fail

Lights & electrics

11.8%

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

Wheels & tyres

6.1%

Suspension & axles

5.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.4%

Brakes

3.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.4%

Steering

0.3%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).