# Citroen C5 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Citroen C5 passes its MOT first time 78% of the time, from 26,607 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 78%
- MOT tests analysed: 26,607 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 37,022 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 21 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 309 | 92% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 77 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 75 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2,023 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,067 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 949 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,677 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,479 | 89% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 660 | 86% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 2,535 | 82% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2,399 | 82% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 273 | 85% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 4,469 | 80% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2,201 | 79% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 87% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 99 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 179 | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 223 | 66% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 322 | 61% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 331 | 61% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 491 | 61% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 926 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 31% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,253 | 52% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 67 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 783 | 55% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 82 (few mots) | 51% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 301 | 56% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 266 | 61% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 170 | 56% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2005 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 227 | 58% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 189 | 55% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 128 | 58% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 39 (few mots) | 46% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 67% |

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