Citroen C4 - 2009
324.0 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 C4, model year 2009.
Sample size: 5,182 cars, 11,496 tests and 37,242 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,182 cars
The 2009 Citroen C4 has an overall defect rate of 324 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 310 per 100. Notably, this model exhibits significant issues with lights and electrics, showing a defect rate of 122 per 100 compared to the average of 80 per 100. Additionally, defects related to body structure and equipment are also more prevalent in the C4, with rates of 49 per 100 and 10 per 100 respectively, surpassing the averages. While tyre wear is common across many vehicles, the C4's specific weaknesses in these categories suggest a need for careful maintenance, especially as mileage increases.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,182 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 8.1% worse
127.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 15.3% worse
18.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 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.
- 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
Visibility
▲ 1.7% better
23.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 50.4% worse
121.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 18.2% better
245.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 17.6% worse
48.8 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 16.9% worse
9.7 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
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 56.1% worse
53.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- 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: 4,266
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,302
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,598
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,068
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,467
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,213
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: 1,110
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,025
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 780
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 736
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,025
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 780
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 736
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 692
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 447
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 447
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 382
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 288
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: 284