Citroen RELAY - 2011
343.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2011.
Sample size: 2,275 cars, 5,292 tests and 18,181 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,275 cars
The 2011 Citroen Relay has an overall defect rate of 344 per 100 vehicles, which is 27% higher than the average for its year at 271 per 100. This model exhibits particular challenges in the categories of Steering and Visibility, with defect rates significantly above average. Additionally, it shows notably higher issues in Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment compared to other vehicles of the same year. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly after 124,000 miles, reaching 482 per 100. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue, the Relay's standout problems lie in specific mechanical and electrical aspects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,275 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 8.6% worse
119.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 25.9% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▼ 133.5% worse
49.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 99.7% worse
137.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.3% better
228.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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
▼ 78.9% worse
56.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 116.2% worse
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 117.3% worse
60.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,646
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,102
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 934
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 790
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 679
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 663
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 556
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
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: 443
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 435
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
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: 197
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 159
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 154