Citroen Visa MOT reliability

Citroen Visas passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 15 tests in 2025. 32 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 15 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.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

15

Still licensed (GB)

32

Body type

–

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

1985 petrol

4 MOTs

Passed first time 25%. Typical mileage 52,335 (most between 50,303 and 56,603).

2005: 63% → 2006: 68% → 2007: 58% → 2008: 44% → 2009: 57% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 64% → 2013: 64% → 2014: 80% → 2015: 80% → 2016: 17% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 25% → 2022: 63% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 25%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (25.0%)
Mirrors: does not provide a view to the rear (25.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (25.0%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (25.0%)

Where 1985 Visas fail

Lights & electrics

75.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Wheels & tyres

25.0%

Brakes

25.0%

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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.