CitroenC5 X Shine + Phev Auto

586 Citroen C5 X Shine + Phev Auto cars are licensed in the UK, and another 12 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 601 at the end of September 2025; 98% of that peak is still licensed. One of 124 versions DVLA records under the Citroen C5.

MOT77.7% pass first time · cars the same age 79.5%Jump to MOT results

DVLA also records this version as “C5 X Shine Phev Auto”; those are included.

Licensed: 586taxed for the road
SORN: 12declared off the road
On the register: 598licensed + SORN
1-year change: +4.7%vs June 2025
5-year change: –on the register
Peak licensed: 601September 2025

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2022 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Quarter end	Licensed	SORN	Total
2026 Q2	586	12	598
2026 Q1	591	19	610
2025 Q4	596	8	604
2025 Q3	601	7	608
2025 Q2	562	9	571
2025 Q1	552	18	570
2024 Q4	521	13	534
2024 Q3	465	10	475
2024 Q2	466	15	481
2024 Q1	459	17	476
2023 Q4	450	16	466
2023 Q3	438	16	454
2023 Q2	405	14	419
2023 Q1	340	0	340
2022 Q4	226	0	226
2022 Q3	144	0	144
2022 Q2	133	0	133

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year made	Licensed	SORN
2022	215	2
2023	238	3
2024	81	2
2025	62	1

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2022 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

Year	First registered	Still registered	Share
2025	64	63	98%
2024	89	83	93%
2023	255	241	95%
2022	232	217	94%

Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN

Plug-in hybrid electric (petrol)598

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN

1501cc to 1600cc478
1601cc to 1700cc126

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Citroen C5 versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

Version	Licensed	SORN
C5 Aircross Flair Puretech S/S	2,969	21
C5 Aircross Flair + Bhdi SS A also “C5 Aircross Flair Bhdi S/S A”	2,692	32
C5 Aircross Flair + Ptech SS A also “C5 Aircross Flair P-Tech SS A”	2,561	5
C5 VTR HDI also “C5 VTR+ HDI”, “C5 VTR + HDI”	1,089	1,154
C5 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S	1,919	14
C5 Aircross Flair Bluehdi S/S	1,626	23
C5 Aircross MAX Auto	1,543	6
C5 Aircross Shine Phev Auto also “C5 Aircross Shine + Phev Auto”	1,415	14
C5 Aircross Shine Ptech S/S A also “C5 Aircross Shine + Ptech SS A”	1,329	10
C5 Aircross Shine Bluehdi S/S also “C5 Aircross Shine + Bluehdi SS”	1,274	10
C5 Aircross Flair + P-Tech SS	1,249	7
C5 X Shine + Puretech S/S Auto also “C5 X Shine Puretech S/S Auto”	1,182	26
C5 Aircross Plus Auto	903	2
C5 Exclusive HDI	513	324
C5 Exclusive HDI Auto	505	279
C5 Aircross MAX Bluehdi S/S A	762	2
C5 Aircross MX ED PTC Mhev SSA	731	17
C5 Aircross Cseries ED PTC SSA	739	5
C5 Aircross Eseries PTC Mhev A	727	11
C5 Aircross MAX Edition Bhdi A	695	25
C5 HDI SX	87	568
C5 Aircross Flair + Bhdi SS	642	9
C5 Aircross C-Series ED Phev A	627	13
C5 VTR+ NAV HDI also “C5 VTR + NAV HDI”	418	207
C5 HDI LX	90	525
C5 Aircross MAX Puretech S/S	609	4
C5 VTR Plus NAV HDI 160	424	183
C5 X Shine + Phev Auto also “C5 X Shine Phev Auto”	586	12
C5 Aircross C-Series ED PTC SS	568	6
C5 Aircrss Cseries ED Bhdi SSA	556	1
C5 Aircross Shine Bluehdi SS A	502	5
C5 Aircross MAX Phev Auto	473	12
C5 Aircross E-Series Phev Auto	453	20
C5 Aircross Shine + B-HDI SS A	368	3
C5 Aircross Sense + P-Tech S/S	360	2
C5 Aircross + Puretech S/S	322	1
C5 Exclusive HDI 160 Auto	248	65
C5 Aircorss Flair + Phev A	303	2
C5 Exclusive HDI 160	221	76
C5 Aircross MAX ED Bhdi S/S A	261	12
C5 Aircross + Bluehdi S/S Auto	240	1
C5 VTR Plus NAV HDI	151	84
C5 X Sense + Puretech S/S Auto	218	4
C5 Aircross + Puretech Mhev A	203	1
C5 HDI Exclusive	37	155
C5 Aircross Feel Puretech S/S	187	1
C5 X MAX Puretech S/S Auto	176	3
C5 LX	56	121
C5 VTR HDI 110	49	124
C5 VTR HDI Auto also “C5 VTR+ HDI Auto”	95	68
C5 Exclusive Auto	85	68
C5 VTR also “C5 VTR+”	91	59
C5 Aircross MAX Puretch Mhev A	148	0
C5 Aircross Flair Phev Auto	146	2
C5 Aircross Shine Ptech Mhev A	143	0
C5 X Plus Puretech S/S Auto	114	1
C5 Aircross Cseries ED Bhdi SS	113	1
C5 HDI Exclusive Auto	21	90
C5 VTX+	51	58
C5 LX HDI	27	78
C5 VTR + NAV E-HDI Auto also “C5 VTR+ NAV E-HDI Auto”	82	23
C5 VTR Plus NAV HDI 160 A	74	27
C5 HDI LX Auto	13	85
C5 VTR Plus Score HDI	56	38
C5 SX	26	67
C5 HDI SX Auto	10	81
C5 X MAX Phev Auto	77	0
C5 Design HDI	24	52
C5 Aircross Black ED Phev Auto	71	1
C5 Aircross YOU Auto	71	0
C5 Aircross Sense + Bluehdi SS also “C5 Aircross Sense Bluehdi S/S”	68	1
C5 Excl Tech Pack Bluehdi SS A	58	5
C5 Aircross Sense + B-HDI SS A	63	0
C5 Excl Techno Pack Bluehdi SS	57	2
C5 SX HDI	26	30
C5 Exclusive V6 HDI Auto	23	31
C5 Aircross Shine + P-Tech S/S	54	0
C5 VTR+ Airdream E-HDI S-A also “C5 VTR Airdream E-HDI S-A”, “C5 VTR + Airdream E-HDI S-A”	46	7
C5 Aircross Sense Puretech S/S	50	0
C5 Exclusive SE Auto	9	39
C5 HDI Exclusive SE Auto	2	45
C5 VTR + Tech Pack Bluehdi S/S	45	1
C5 X YOU Puretech S/S Auto	46	0
C5 VTX Plus HDI 173	18	22
C5 VTR HDI 110 Auto	11	29
C5 SX Auto	5	35
C5 HDI Exclusive SE	7	31
C5 VTR HD Auto	10	24
C5 Aircross C-Series Ptech S/S	31	0
C5 Aircross Sense + Ptech SS A	30	0
C5 Aircross Feel Bluehdi S/S	29	0
C5 HPI Exclusive	0	28
C5 X Sense + Phev Auto	28	0
C5 VTR+ Auto also “C5 VTR Auto”	19	9
C5 Exclusive HDI 173	12	11
C5 Exclusive V6 Auto	18	4
C5 X Hypnos Phev Auto	19	0
C5 Aircross Plus Bluehdi Auto	19	0
C5 Aircross MAX ED Puretech SS	17	1
C5 Aircross Sense Bluehdi SS A	18	0
C5 X MAX Mhev Auto	17	0
C5 Aircross Feel Bhdi SS A	17	0
C5 HPI Exclusive SE	0	17
C5 VTR Plus NAV HDI Auto	9	7
C5 X Plus Phev Auto	15	0
C5 VTX Plus HDI 173 A	12	1
C5 VTX110	7	6
C5 Aircross MAX Edition Phev A	12	0
C5 VTR + Techno Pack E-HDI S-A	11	1
C5 LX Auto	2	8
C5 Exclusive HDI 173 A	6	4
C5 X Plus Mhev Auto	10	0
C5 Design	6	3
C5 VTR Plus NAV THP	7	2
C5 Exclusive	2	6
C5 SX Score HDI	3	3
C5 VTR+ NAV	1	2
C5 X MAX Edition Mhev Auto	2	0
C5 VTR+ NAV Auto	1	0
C5 Aircross Feel Bluehdi SS A	1	0
C5 VTR+ NAV HDI Auto	1	0
C5 Exclusive THP	0	0
C5 VTX HDI 173	0	0
C5 SX HDI Auto	0	0

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 77.7% of Citroen C5 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 79.5% for cars of the same age. 7.2% had at least one dangerous defect (5.9% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Citroen C5.

First-time pass: 77.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age: 79.5%first-time pass
Dangerous defect: 7.2%same age 5.9%
Tests: 25,637in 2025

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt3.3%Body and structure · cars the same age 0.8%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps2.8%Lights and electrics · cars the same age 0.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2.5%Brakes · cars the same age 1.5%

Full Citroen C5 MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.