Citroen C8 MOT reliability

Citroen C8s passed their MOT first time 47% of the time across 738 tests in 2025. 498 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

47%

MOTs analysed

738

Still licensed (GB)

498

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

2008 diesel

115 MOTs

Passed first time 37%. Typical mileage 125,178 (most between 97,672 and 147,106).

2008: 100% → 2009: 38% → 2010: 59% → 2011: 66% → 2012: 59% → 2013: 51% → 2014: 48% → 2015: 48% → 2016: 49% → 2017: 42% → 2018: 40% → 2019: 46% → 2020: 39% → 2021: 40% → 2022: 47% → 2023: 40% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 37%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (18.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (16.5%)
Position lamp: not working (14.8%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.2%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (7.8%)

2008 petrol

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 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 38%. Typical mileage 84,046 (most between 57,263 and 103,678).

2010: 67% → 2011: 64% → 2012: 75% → 2013: 53% → 2014: 74% → 2015: 59% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 45% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 43% → 2020: 63% → 2021: 45% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 42% → 2025: 38%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (18.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (18.8%)
Side repeaters: incorrect colour (12.5%)
Position lamp: not working (12.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (12.5%)

Where 2008 C8s fail

Lights & electrics

40.0%

Brakes

31.3%

Suspension & axles

20.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

19.1%

Wheels & tyres

7.8%

Visibility & wipers

7.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

7.0%

Steering

5.2%

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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.