Citroen RELAY - 2019
162.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2019.
Sample size: 6,831 cars, 15,236 tests and 24,775 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 6,831 cars
The 2019 Citroen Relay exhibits a notably higher overall defect rate of 163 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 106 defects for cars of the same year, indicating it has 53% more defects than average. This model shows a concerning trend with increasing defects as mileage rises, particularly in the highest mileage category where it reports 316 defects per 100 vehicles. Key areas of concern include brakes and steering, where its defect rates are significantly higher than the average, particularly in brakes, which are reported at 83%. In contrast, the Relay stands out positively in visibility and lights & electrics, showing much higher defect rates than average, indicating these areas may require particular attention for maintenance.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,831 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 32.7% worse
82.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 125.0% worse
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 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: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 222.5% worse
44.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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
▼ 263.1% worse
54.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.5% better
99.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 142.9% worse
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 294.4% worse
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 327.5% worse
21.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,612
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,655
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,300
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,191
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,181
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,140
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 901
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 819
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 738
Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
MINOR
Occurrences: 684
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 738
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 501
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 407
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 359
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 210
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: 205