Citroen Cx MOT reliability

Citroen Cxs passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 86 tests in 2025. 151 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 86 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

86

Still licensed (GB)

151

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

1988 petrol

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 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 59%. Typical mileage 93,525 (most between 85,971 and 109,555).

2005: 53% → 2006: 55% → 2007: 63% → 2008: 51% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 45% → 2011: 49% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 58% → 2014: 62% → 2015: 61% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 88% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 91% → 2021: 73% → 2022: 68% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Horn: not working (11.8%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (11.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (11.8%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (5.9%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (5.9%)

1988 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 100%. Typical mileage 141,842 (most between 138,276 and 145,408).

2005: 14% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 46% → 2008: 42% → 2009: 29% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 40% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 75% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 1988 Cxs fail

Brakes

29.4%

Lights & electrics

29.4%

Steering

11.8%

Visibility & wipers

11.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

5.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

5.9%

Suspension & axles

5.9%

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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.