Citroen RELAY - 2015
233.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2015.
Sample size: 6,260 cars, 14,201 tests and 33,184 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,260 cars
The 2015 Citroen Relay exhibits a higher overall defect rate of 234 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles, which is a significant increase of 37%. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also climbs steeply, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 372 defects per 100 vehicles. The Relay stands out negatively in key areas such as brakes, steering, and visibility, with defect rates significantly above the average. In contrast, while tyre wear is not highlighted, the model also shows increased issues in lights and electrics, body structure, and overall equipment compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,260 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 21.3% worse
102.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
▼ 92.9% worse
19.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 164.0% worse
42.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 118.4% worse
67.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- 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 headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.6% better
171.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 81.2% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 187.5% worse
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 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
▼ 133.3% worse
30.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
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: 2,965
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,352
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,842
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,637
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,611
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,341
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,271
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,268
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 816
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: 762
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 816
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 761
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 464
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 336
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 298
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 287
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 280
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: 279
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 265