Citroen BERLINGO - 2012
286.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2012.
Sample size: 10,139 cars, 24,402 tests and 70,021 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,139 cars
The 2012 Citroen Berlingo has an overall defect rate of 287 per 100 vehicles, which is 16.6% higher than the average for its year, at 246 per 100. Notably, the Berlingo shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, where the rate reaches 430 per 100. This model has particularly high defect rates in categories such as visibility and lights & electrics, with defects in these areas being notably worse than average. While tyre wear is common across many vehicles, the Berlingo's performance in specific categories highlights areas for potential improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,139 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 5.5% better
98.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 12.9% worse
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 55.7% worse
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 94.3% worse
120.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.0% better
237.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 27.5% worse
33.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 121.0% worse
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 12.3% worse
26.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,225
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,589
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,828
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: 2,862
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,585
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,179
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,062
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,024
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,607
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,464
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,062
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,607
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,464
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,200
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,188
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 963
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 696
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 653
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 583
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 545