Citroen BERLINGO - 2021
135.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen BERLINGO, model year 2021.
Sample size: 12,539 cars, 27,593 tests and 37,395 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 12,539 cars
The 2021 Citroen Berlingo has an overall defect rate of 136 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 79 per 100 for its year, marking a 73% increase. Notably, it shows a concerning trend in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 0-31,000 miles and 31,000-62,000 miles segments, where its defect rates surpass the annual average. The model particularly struggles with brakes, steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, all showing substantially higher defect rates than the average car. While tyre wear is a common issue across models, the Berlingo's specific weaknesses in these categories warrant attention for potential buyers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,539 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 96.5% worse
78.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 85.7% worse
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▼ 148.3% worse
36.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 279.5% worse
42.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 10.3% worse
96.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 261.9% worse
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 233.3% worse
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 37.0% worse
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 9,156
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,885
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,641
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,361
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,294
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,085
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: 1,077
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 857
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 842
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 837
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,361
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,085
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 667
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 616
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 427
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 388
Audible warning:
FAIL
Occurrences: 375
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 373
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 298
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: 253