Citroen C5 MOT reliability

Citroen C5s passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 26,607 tests in 2025. 37,022 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

78%

MOTs analysed

26,607

Still licensed (GB)

37,022

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

2022 petrol

2,023 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 22,405 (most between 15,134 and 30,923).

2024: 90% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.5%)

2022 hybrid

1,067 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 26,047 (most between 18,497 and 37,689).

2023: 100% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.4%)

2022 diesel

949 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 25,458 (most between 17,852 and 34,923).

2023: 50% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.7%)

Where 2022 C5s fail

Wheels & tyres

4.8%

Brakes

1.7%

Visibility & wipers

1.2%

Lights & electrics

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Suspension & axles

0.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.0%

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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.