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Citroen DISPATCH - 2016

244.0 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 DISPATCH, model year 2016. Sample size: 3,899 cars, 9,485 tests and 23,143 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,899 cars

The 2016 Citroën Dispatch has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 244 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 62% increase. Notably, this model shows marked issues in several categories, particularly in brakes, where defects are 32% higher, and visibility with a 122% increase compared to the average. Additionally, it has a particularly concerning defect rate in lights and electrics, which is over 336% worse than the average. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates escalate with higher mileage, suggesting potential reliability issues as the vehicle ages. Overall, the Dispatch significantly underperforms in crucial safety-related categories compared to similar vehicles from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,899 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 30.2% worse
101.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 33.3% worse
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
Visibility
▼ 120.7% worse
33.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 315.7% worse
105.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.4% better
125.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 672.5% worse
70.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 139.4% worse
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 193.8% worse
33.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 388 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,098
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,766
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,267
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,185
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,046
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,017
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: 983
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 902
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 664
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 646

Serious faults (Top 10)

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,046
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
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: 336
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 316
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 262
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 254
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 242
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 238