Citroen RELAY - 2014
267.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2014.
Sample size: 4,716 cars, 10,903 tests and 29,170 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,716 cars
The 2014 Citroen Relay has an overall defect rate of 268 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 38% higher than the average for vehicles of the same year, standing at 194 defects per 100. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 409 defects per 100. This model has significantly higher issues in specific areas, including steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, with defects in these categories exceeding the average by substantial margins. While tyre wear is a common concern that may also affect this model, the standout areas for potential improvement are more evident in its steering and visibility issues compared to similar vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,716 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 18.5% worse
110.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
▼ 107.6% worse
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 137.8% worse
40.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 134.2% worse
92.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.2% better
198.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 57.1% worse
24.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
▼ 115.6% worse
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 119.1% worse
34.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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: 2,905
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,818
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,499
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,374
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,355
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 969
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 960
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 866
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: 797
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 737
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 737
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 629
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 434
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 431
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 360
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: 343
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 290
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
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: 267
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 264