Citroen BERLINGO - 2001
397.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2001.
Sample size: 927 cars, 2,026 tests and 8,062 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 927 cars
The 2001 Citroën Berlingo has an overall defect rate of 398 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average car of the same year. This model shows significant issues in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, where its defect rates are notably higher than the average. Specifically, the Berlingo's defects in Lights & Electrics are 49% above the average, indicating potential reliability concerns. In terms of mileage, the defects tend to decrease as mileage increases, although the lowest mileage segment (0–31,000 miles) shows the highest defect rate for this model.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 927 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 10.2% worse
184.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▼ 30.8% worse
32.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 44.2% worse
42.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 48.8% worse
131.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.9% better
254.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 2.6% worse
73.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 2.5% worse
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 8.8% worse
60.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 537
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 524
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 487
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 451
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 389
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 337
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 268
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 237
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 175
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 155
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 81
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 54