Citroen RELAY - 2022
122.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen RELAY, model year 2022.
Sample size: 4,548 cars, 6,137 tests and 7,516 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,548 cars
The 2022 Citroën Relay has an overall defect rate of 122 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the yearly average of 70 per 100. This model, particularly in the mileage categories, shows increasing defect rates with higher mileage, especially evident in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile segment. Notably, the Citroën Relay exhibits worse performance in categories such as Brakes and Steering, where it outstrips the average defect rates considerably. However, it stands out with a high rate of issues related to Lights & Electrics and Visibility, indicating specific areas of concern compared to the average vehicle of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,548 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 72.1% worse
53.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 375.0% worse
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering
Visibility
▼ 156.0% worse
32.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 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
▼ 415.6% worse
56.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.0% better
77.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 181.3% worse
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 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
- 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
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 146.2% worse
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 619.0% worse
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- 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
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: 997
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 600
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 420
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 348
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 290
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 242
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 228
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: 215
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 201
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Serious faults (Top 10)
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 107
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 75