Citroen BERLINGO - 2017
210.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2017.
Sample size: 14,235 cars, 33,422 tests and 70,264 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 14,235 cars
The 2017 Citroën Berlingo has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 210 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 134 defects per 100 vehicles, reflecting a 57% increase. This model shows a worrying trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, where it outpaces the average. Notably, the Berlingo has notably higher defects in visibility, lights and electrics, body and structure, and equipment, all of which are considerably worse than the average for its year. These findings suggest that while the Berlingo may be popular, it faces significant challenges in these specific areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,235 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 0.8% worse
73.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 16.1% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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: damaged or deteriorated
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▼ 74.5% worse
25.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 388.7% worse
99.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 0.6% worse
144.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 425.7% worse
36.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 296.3% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 191.1% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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: 11,499
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,552
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,794
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,455
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,290
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: 3,158
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,195
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,121
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,084
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,746
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,084
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,278
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,245
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,064
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: 1,043
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 927
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 823
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 770
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 740
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 665