Citroen RELAY - 2013
293.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2013.
Sample size: 3,118 cars, 7,115 tests and 20,870 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,118 cars
The 2013 Citroen Relay has an overall defect rate of 293 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 33.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year, which stands at 219 defects per 100 vehicles. This model shows particularly high defect rates in the categories of brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, with brake defects significantly exceeding the average by over 20%. Additionally, the Relay exhibits a consistent increase in defects with higher mileage, especially in the 0-31,000 miles and 124,000+ miles categories. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue, this model's standout problems are more related to critical systems, suggesting potential areas for improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,118 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.3% worse
120.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 51.9% worse
19.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 133.3% worse
42.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 123.2% worse
111.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.4% better
218.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 19.5% worse
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 113.5% worse
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 99.0% worse
39.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
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: 2,318
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,200
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,169
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,007
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 999
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 841
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 594
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 576
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: 478
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 439
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 318
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 215
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: 213
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 190
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 164
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 162