CitroenC2 MOT results

In 2025, 52.7% of Citroen C2 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 57.5% for cars of the same age. 9.9% had at least one dangerous defect (10.1% for cars the same age). The typical Citroen C2 tested was 18 years old with 82,000 miles. Based on 8,080 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Citroen C2 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 52.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.7%passed after repair
Failed: 39.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.9%same age 10.1%
Typical mileage: 82,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Citroen C2All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2010	223	48.4%	59.1%
2009	1,712	49.5%	58.1%
2008	1,327	54.6%	57.0%
2007	1,473	53.2%	57.2%
2006	1,185	56.3%	56.8%
2005	1,177	52.2%	57.5%
2004	889	51.2%	57.5%
2003	92	63.0%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Citroen C2All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	23	56.5%	65.7%	71,000
15-19 years	6,428	52.7%	57.6%	81,800
20-29 years	1,629	52.5%	59.6%	83,400

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Citroen C2 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	258	3.2%	1.0×	57.8%
BS Bristol	South West	196	2.4%	1.4×	46.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	188	2.3%	1.4×	41.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	187	2.3%	1.0×	54.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	175	2.2%	1.5×	45.7%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	160	2.0%	1.1×	46.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	159	2.0%	1.1×	49.7%
PL Plymouth	South West	151	1.9%	1.8×	45.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	145	1.8%	1.3×	56.6%
BN Brighton	South East	144	1.8%	1.5×	46.5%
M Manchester	North West	141	1.7%	1.2×	55.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	138	1.7%	1.4×	52.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	134	1.7%	1.3×	47.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	133	1.6%	0.9×	57.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	132	1.6%	1.7×	53.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	127	1.6%	0.9×	55.9%
BA Bath	South West	126	1.6%	1.8×	46.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	125	1.5%	1.2×	58.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	124	1.5%	1.0×	56.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	121	1.5%	1.4×	46.3%
EX Exeter	South West	120	1.5%	1.3×	47.5%
NP Newport	Wales	119	1.5%	1.7×	54.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	115	1.4%	1.0×	53.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	112	1.4%	1.1×	44.6%
TA Taunton	South West	108	1.3%	2.1×	59.3%
CH Chester	North West	107	1.3%	1.2×	43.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	103	1.3%	0.9×	47.6%
TQ Torquay	South West	102	1.3%	2.5×	51.0%
RG Reading	South East	100	1.2%	0.8×	67.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	99	1.2%	1.0×	66.7%
ME Rochester	South East	97	1.2%	1.1×	62.9%
TR Truro	South West	95	1.2%	1.9×	41.1%
OX Oxford	South East	93	1.2%	1.0×	51.6%
PR Preston	North West	93	1.2%	1.3×	47.3%
SO Southampton	South East	93	1.2%	0.9×	48.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	91	1.1%	1.6×	53.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	90	1.1%	1.0×	47.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	90	1.1%	1.2×	47.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	86	1.1%	1.6×	47.7%
GU Guildford	South East	85	1.1%	0.8×	54.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	80	1.0%	1.3×	60.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	78	1.0%	2.3×	46.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	77	1.0%	1.1×	50.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	76	0.9%	1.1×	48.7%
L Liverpool	North West	76	0.9%	0.9×	52.6%
SN Swindon	South West	75	0.9%	1.0×	52.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	72	0.9%	1.3×	52.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	69	0.9%	1.1×	62.3%
SK Stockport	North West	67	0.8%	0.8×	50.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	66	0.8%	0.8×	56.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	65	0.8%	0.7×	53.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	65	0.8%	0.9×	69.2%
BL Bolton	North West	64	0.8%	1.0×	56.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	64	0.8%	1.4×	56.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	63	0.8%	0.9×	47.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	61	0.8%	0.8×	63.9%
RH Redhill	South East	61	0.8%	0.7×	59.0%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	61	0.8%	1.1×	52.5%
WA Warrington	North West	60	0.7%	0.7×	53.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	59	0.7%	1.1×	49.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	58	0.7%	1.3×	51.7%
TS Teesside	North East	56	0.7%	0.7×	51.8%
DA Dartford	South East	53	0.7%	0.9×	69.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	53	0.7%	0.9×	49.1%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	53	0.7%	1.2×	43.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	52	0.6%	1.6×	48.1%
OL Oldham	North West	51	0.6%	0.9×	51.0%
WN Wigan	North West	49	0.6%	1.3×	57.1%
CW Crewe	North West	48	0.6%	1.0×	41.7%
SG Stevenage	East of England	48	0.6%	0.8×	43.8%
DH Durham	North East	46	0.6%	1.1×	54.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.6%	0.5×	54.3%
DL Darlington	North East	45	0.6%	1.0×	40.0%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	45	0.6%	0.7×	71.1%
LU Luton	East of England	44	0.5%	0.8×	65.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	41	0.5%	0.3×	61.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	40	0.5%	0.4×	60.0%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	40	0.5%	1.3×	57.5%
SL Slough	South East	40	0.5%	0.7×	60.0%
CR Croydon	London	38	0.5%	0.7×	65.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	36	0.4%	1.2×	50.0%
TW Twickenham	London	36	0.4%	0.6×	66.7%
EN Enfield	London	34	0.4%	0.7×	61.8%
SE London SE	London	34	0.4%	0.5×	67.6%
RM Romford	London	33	0.4%	0.5×	75.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.4%	1.0×	50.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	32	0.4%	0.8×	43.8%
E London E	London	28	0.3%	0.4×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	27	0.3%	0.8×	–
N London N	London	27	0.3%	0.5×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	26	0.3%	0.5×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	24	0.3%	0.5×	–
WD Watford	East of England	24	0.3%	0.8×	–
SW London SW	London	22	0.3%	0.6×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	19	0.2%	0.9×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	19	0.2%	1.1×	–
UB Southall	London	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	18	0.2%	0.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	17	0.2%	0.6×	–
HA Harrow	London	16	0.2%	0.3×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	16	0.2%	0.4×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
BR Bromley	London	14	0.2%	0.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	13	0.2%	0.4×	–
IG Ilford	London	13	0.2%	0.4×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.6×	–
NW London NW	London	11	0.1%	0.2×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.7×	–
W London W	London	8	<0.1%	0.4×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	<0.1%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.3×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	6	<0.1%	0.9×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	6	<0.1%	0.9×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	253	3.1%	0.4×	52.2%
North East	291	3.6%	0.9×	50.9%
North West	994	12.3%	1.1×	50.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	686	8.5%	0.9×	50.3%
Wales	583	7.2%	1.5×	49.4%
West Midlands	909	11.3%	1.1×	53.9%
East Midlands	594	7.4%	1.1×	51.5%
East of England	787	9.7%	1.0×	55.9%
London	397	4.9%	0.5×	67.5%
South East	1,273	15.8%	1.0×	55.6%
South West	1,312	16.2%	1.5×	47.9%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Citroen C2Cars the same age

Suspension22.7%17.3%
Lights and electrics22.0%20.8%
Body and structure13.6%8.0%
Brakes10.7%11.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)9.3%6.9%
Tyres7.3%7.0%
Emissions and leaks5.9%6.3%
Seat belts and airbags3.0%2.4%
Steering2.2%3.7%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Citroen C2 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	6.1%	2.1%	2.9×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	5.6%	3.0%	1.9×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.4%	4.0%	1.4×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.1%	5.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.0%	3.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.8%	2.6%	1.8×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.0%	3.5%	1.1×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.2%	3.5%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.1%	2.7%	1.1×	100.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.9%	1.8%	1.6×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	17.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	13.0%
Coil spring: corroded	9.8%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.9%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	6.9%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	6.9%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.7%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive	5.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	6,929	53.2%
Diesel	1,151	49.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model