Citroen C4 Grand Picasso MOT reliability

Citroen C4 Grand Picassos passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 14,354 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

14,354

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. 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

2019 diesel

43 MOTs

These figures come from 43 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 74%. Typical mileage 52,118 (most between 44,926 and 64,436).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 61% → 2025: 74%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (4.7%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.7%)
Attachment: fixing missing (2.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (2.3%)

2019 petrol

30 MOTs

These figures come from 30 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 80%. Typical mileage 43,478 (most between 33,106 and 47,182).

2022: 89% → 2023: 74% → 2024: 73% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (10.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (6.7%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.3%)
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn (3.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.3%)

Where 2019 C4 Grand Picassos fail

Lights & electrics

9.3%

Visibility & wipers

9.3%

Wheels & tyres

7.0%

Suspension & axles

7.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.7%

Brakes

4.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.3%

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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).