Citroen Grand C4 Picasso MOT reliability

Citroen Grand C4 Picassos passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 3,438 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

3,438

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

2014 diesel

96 MOTs

These figures come from 96 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 59%. Typical mileage 93,577 (most between 76,883 and 103,529).

2015: 100% → 2016: 93% → 2017: 77% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 76% → 2020: 66% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 62% → 2024: 59% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (10.4%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (7.3%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.3%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (6.3%)

2014 petrol

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 50%. Typical mileage 88,133 (most between 88,129 and 88,136).

2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (50.0%)
Mirrors: seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (50.0%)

Where 2014 Grand C4 Picassos fail

Suspension & axles

21.9%

Lights & electrics

17.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

10.4%

Visibility & wipers

8.3%

Wheels & tyres

7.3%

Brakes

7.3%

Steering

7.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.1%

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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).