Citroen C2 - 2009
340.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen C2, model year 2009.
Sample size: 2,202 cars, 4,921 tests and 16,778 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,202 cars
The 2009 Citroen C2 has an overall defect rate of 341 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs much better in the steering category, with significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it has higher defect rates in several areas, such as visibility, lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment, where the percentages are markedly above the average. As the mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, indicating potential age-related issues for older models.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,202 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 10.6% better
105.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 72.4% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▼ 42.3% worse
33.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 32.5% worse
107.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.3% better
298.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- 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
▼ 69.6% worse
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 38.6% worse
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 48.8% worse
51.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 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
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 1,432
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,147
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 978
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 957
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 904
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 715
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 534
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 469
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 388
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: 387
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 469
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 238
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 229
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 150
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 149
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 145