Citroen BERLINGO - 2015
225.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2015.
Sample size: 15,814 cars, 37,745 tests and 85,187 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 15,814 cars
The 2015 Citroen Berlingo has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 226 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 170. This represents a 32% increase relative to the average. The model shows particularly high defect rates in visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment categories, indicating significant challenges in these areas. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates increase consistently with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles range, where the Berlingo has a notably high defect rate. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, the Berlingo's specific performance highlights particular concerns that prospective owners should be aware of.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 15,814 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 2.5% worse
86.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
▲ 19.2% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 65.8% worse
26.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 230.6% worse
102.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.2% better
176.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 106.8% worse
24.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 190.0% worse
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 15.9% worse
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
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: 14,457
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,267
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,003
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,402
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: 3,870
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,432
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,353
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,136
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,057
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,048
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,353
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,057
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,022
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,709
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,521
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,493
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: 1,262
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 902
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 810
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 798