Citroen RELAY - 2016
216.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2016.
Sample size: 6,808 cars, 15,346 tests and 33,279 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,808 cars
The 2016 Citroën Relay has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 217 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 44% more than the average of 151 defects. The model shows an increasing trend in defect rates with mileage, peaking at 371 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Relay performs worse than average in several categories, particularly in brakes, steering, and visibility, where its defect rates are considerably higher than the average. Additionally, it stands out negatively in lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment categories, indicating potential areas of concern for owners and buyers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,808 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 28.5% worse
100.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 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
▼ 98.8% worse
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 193.3% worse
44.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 154.7% worse
64.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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 headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.6% better
148.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 85.7% worse
16.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 239.4% worse
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 179.6% worse
31.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
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: 2,816
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,601
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,832
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,629
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,395
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,378
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,370
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,253
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: 854
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 838
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 838
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 595
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 503
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 374
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 371
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 331
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 326
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 311
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 306
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: 290