Citroen C1 - 2016
167.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen C1, model year 2016.
Sample size: 18,545 cars, 39,587 tests and 66,406 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 18,545 cars
The 2016 Citroen C1 has an overall defect rate of 168 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% higher than the average for its year at 151 per 100. Notably, the C1 shows significantly fewer issues with steering and equipment, with defect rates considerably lower than the average. However, it struggles with body and structural defects, presenting a higher rate than the average, particularly as mileage increases, where the defect rate climbs sharply. Overall, while tyre wear is common across vehicles, this model’s key weaknesses lie in its body structure and other categories, contrasting its strengths in steering and equipment reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 18,545 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 4.6% worse
81.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- 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
▲ 93.8% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- 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
Visibility
▲ 10.7% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 5.5% better
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 14.6% worse
182.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▼ 67.0% worse
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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
Equipment
▲ 63.6% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 46.9% worse
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,157
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,840
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,945
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,325
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,301
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,274
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,919
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,532
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,406
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,308
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,091
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 887
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 585
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 583
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 574
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 543
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 543
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 373