Citroen BERLINGO - 2018
193.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2018.
Sample size: 14,315 cars, 34,201 tests and 66,236 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 14,315 cars
The 2018 Citroen Berlingo has an overall defect rate of 194 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 120 per 100, indicating it performs worse in terms of overall reliability. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 360 per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. This model exhibits particularly high issues in categories such as Visibility, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, where its defect rates are substantially above the yearly average. While tyre wear is not specifically highlighted, the Berlingo's performance in these areas suggests potential concerns that may be relevant for owners.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,315 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 0.9% better
68.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 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
▲ 26.0% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 76.3% worse
24.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 446.0% worse
96.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.3% worse
135.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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
▼ 480.4% worse
29.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
▼ 350.0% worse
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 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
▼ 177.1% worse
19.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 11,475
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,915
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,778
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,335
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: 2,959
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,541
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,412
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,044
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,809
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,537
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,809
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,239
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,009
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 981
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: 872
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 815
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 788
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 759
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 731
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 571