# Mercedes-Benz Citan MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mercedes-Benz Citan passes its MOT first time 60% of the time, from 19,942 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 60%
- MOT tests analysed: 19,942 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 2,738 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 27 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 994 | 71% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,325 | 70% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,877 | 66% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 3,362 | 61% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 155 | 89% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 3,155 | 61% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 3,226 | 58% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,333 | 57% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,943 | 52% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 56 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1,369 | 52% |

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