Mercedes-Benz Citan MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Citans passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 19,942 tests in 2025. 2,738 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

19,942

Still licensed (GB)

2,738

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

2021 diesel

994 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 59,542 (most between 42,024 and 83,976).

2023: 75% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (8.6%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (5.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)
Position lamp: not working (3.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.4%)

2021 hybrid

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 98,550 (most between 98,550 and 98,550).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Citans fail

Lights & electrics

19.2%

Wheels & tyres

6.6%

Visibility & wipers

6.1%

Brakes

4.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.9%

Steering

0.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

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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.