Citroen DISPATCH - 2019
154.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen DISPATCH, model year 2019.
Sample size: 6,192 cars, 13,586 tests and 20,950 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,192 cars
The 2019 Citroen Dispatch has an overall defect rate of 154 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the average of 106 per 100, marking a 45% increase in defects. Notably, the model shows a trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the 0-31,000 miles range, where defects are reported at 276 per 100. It stands out positively in the steering category, where it has fewer defects than the average. Conversely, there are significant concerns with brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing much higher defect rates compared to the average vehicle of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,192 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 42.3% worse
88.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 50.0% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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.
Visibility
▼ 73.2% worse
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 281.2% worse
56.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.4% better
91.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 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 lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 442.9% worse
19.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- 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
Equipment
▼ 188.9% worse
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 337.3% worse
22.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,755
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,011
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,872
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,552
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 1,132
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 879
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 723
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 661
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 402
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 402
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: 318
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 271
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 264
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 208
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 139