Citroen RELAY - 2012
303.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2012.
Sample size: 2,787 cars, 6,337 tests and 19,246 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,787 cars
The 2012 Citroen Relay has an overall defect rate of 304 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 23% higher than the average for its year at 246 defects per 100 vehicles. This model shows a notable increase in defects with mileage; for instance, vehicles over 124,000 miles have a defect rate of 441 per 100, significantly higher than the average of 401. While tyre wear is common across many vehicles, this model particularly stands out in categories such as steering and visibility, where it performs worse than average, with defects in steering at 18% compared to 13% for the average vehicle. Additionally, it shows a considerably higher incidence of issues in lights and electrics, as well as equipment and other defects, reflecting areas of concern for potential owners.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,787 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 16.4% worse
120.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▼ 32.6% worse
17.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 134.4% worse
45.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 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
▼ 89.3% worse
117.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.3% better
211.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 20.6% worse
31.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
▼ 159.7% worse
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 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
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 100.4% worse
47.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- 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
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: 1,946
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,101
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,020
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 880
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 840
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 813
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 611
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 580
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 454
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: 403
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 454
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 388
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 215
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
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: 196
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 141