CitroenDispatch MOT results

In 2025, 60.2% of Citroen Dispatch MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 73.9% for cars of the same age. 9.0% had at least one dangerous defect (7.0% for cars the same age). The typical Citroen Dispatch tested was 8 years old with 93,700 miles. Based on 46,583 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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MOT records can't tell car and van versions apart, so these figures may include vans of this model. They are left out of the MOT rankings.

First-time pass: 60.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 73.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 9.7%passed after repair
Failed: 30.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.0%same age 7.0%
Typical mileage: 93,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Citroen DispatchAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	65	87.7%	91.7%
2022	3,832	69.8%	88.5%
2021	2,974	69.9%	87.2%
2020	2,871	75.2%	85.9%
2019	4,000	70.0%	83.5%
2018	4,169	69.4%	80.8%
2017	4,205	67.4%	78.1%
2016	3,498	52.4%	74.8%
2015	3,931	50.5%	71.8%
2014	3,124	50.6%	68.5%
2013	2,334	53.3%	65.6%
2012	1,627	51.2%	63.2%
2011	1,726	50.6%	61.0%
2010	1,782	51.0%	59.1%
2009	1,322	49.9%	58.1%
2008	1,530	50.2%	57.0%
2007	1,289	52.2%	57.2%
2006	726	49.0%	56.8%
2005	536	48.3%	57.5%
2004	399	44.4%	57.5%
2003	238	57.1%	58.5%
2002	172	51.7%	59.4%
2001	71	66.2%	60.9%
2000	53	41.5%	62.2%
1999	41	61.0%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Citroen DispatchAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	7,148	70.7%	87.4%	52,800
5-9 years	19,306	64.9%	79.1%	87,100
10-14 years	12,043	51.4%	65.7%	118,100
15-19 years	6,007	50.6%	57.6%	136,700
20-29 years	1,293	50.2%	59.6%	124,900

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Citroen Dispatch 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	1,390	3.0%	1.0×	65.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,092	2.3%	1.0×	64.1%
BS Bristol	South West	994	2.1%	1.2×	55.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	981	2.1%	1.3×	63.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	980	2.1%	1.1×	58.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	870	1.9%	1.0×	57.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	801	1.7%	1.2×	48.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	770	1.7%	1.0×	55.3%
EX Exeter	South West	746	1.6%	1.4×	52.7%
BN Brighton	South East	735	1.6%	1.3×	55.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	681	1.5%	1.1×	58.3%
GU Guildford	South East	677	1.5%	1.1×	60.7%
PL Plymouth	South West	672	1.4%	1.4×	51.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	667	1.4%	1.0×	58.5%
M Manchester	North West	656	1.4%	0.9×	63.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	653	1.4%	1.1×	54.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	634	1.4%	0.8×	61.5%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	610	1.3%	1.0×	56.9%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	588	1.3%	0.9×	62.9%
GL Gloucester	South West	585	1.3%	1.0×	60.3%
RG Reading	South East	571	1.2%	0.8×	62.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	571	1.2%	1.3×	52.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	564	1.2%	1.3×	59.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	551	1.2%	1.1×	63.3%
ME Rochester	South East	551	1.2%	1.1×	67.5%
PR Preston	North West	550	1.2%	1.3×	63.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	539	1.2%	0.9×	58.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	530	1.1%	0.7×	59.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	527	1.1%	0.9×	70.0%
DE Derby	East Midlands	518	1.1%	0.8×	63.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	517	1.1%	0.9×	61.7%
DA Dartford	South East	516	1.1%	1.5×	67.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	514	1.1%	0.9×	58.6%
L Liverpool	North West	512	1.1%	1.0×	63.7%
TR Truro	South West	496	1.1%	1.7×	55.6%
WA Warrington	North West	496	1.1%	1.0×	60.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	477	1.0%	1.2×	67.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	473	1.0%	0.9×	60.0%
OX Oxford	South East	471	1.0%	0.9×	57.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	470	1.0%	1.0×	65.3%
SO Southampton	South East	465	1.0%	0.8×	59.6%
BA Bath	South West	457	1.0%	1.2×	54.3%
TA Taunton	South West	451	1.0%	1.5×	58.3%
RH Redhill	South East	428	0.9%	0.9×	62.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	423	0.9%	0.9×	52.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	423	0.9%	1.0×	62.9%
CH Chester	North West	420	0.9%	0.8×	58.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	417	0.9%	1.0×	68.3%
SN Swindon	South West	413	0.9%	1.0×	58.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	407	0.9%	1.5×	56.3%
NP Newport	Wales	407	0.9%	1.0×	59.2%
RM Romford	London	407	0.9%	1.1×	70.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	403	0.9%	1.1×	56.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	388	0.8%	0.8×	59.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	382	0.8%	1.5×	51.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	376	0.8%	1.2×	53.7%
TS Teesside	North East	369	0.8%	0.9×	60.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	367	0.8%	0.9×	65.9%
SK Stockport	North West	367	0.8%	0.8×	58.9%
BL Bolton	North West	363	0.8%	1.0×	59.2%
E London E	London	353	0.8%	0.9×	76.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	346	0.7%	1.1×	59.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	341	0.7%	1.0×	62.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	340	0.7%	0.9×	56.8%
SE London SE	London	338	0.7%	0.9×	73.1%
DL Darlington	North East	331	0.7%	1.2×	61.9%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	323	0.7%	1.2×	54.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	320	0.7%	1.4×	54.1%
CB Cambridge	East of England	310	0.7%	0.9×	53.2%
DH Durham	North East	306	0.7%	1.3×	60.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	304	0.7%	1.2×	53.3%
EN Enfield	London	300	0.6%	1.1×	69.7%
WN Wigan	North West	290	0.6%	1.3×	50.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	288	0.6%	0.9×	54.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	286	0.6%	0.7×	68.2%
N London N	London	286	0.6%	0.9×	71.7%
TW Twickenham	London	284	0.6%	0.8×	68.7%
CR Croydon	London	282	0.6%	0.9×	68.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	275	0.6%	1.4×	50.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	271	0.6%	0.8×	57.6%
SL Slough	South East	265	0.6%	0.8×	77.0%
CW Crewe	North West	259	0.6%	0.9×	57.5%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	251	0.5%	0.8×	64.9%
LU Luton	East of England	237	0.5%	0.8×	62.0%
OL Oldham	North West	235	0.5%	0.7×	62.6%
SR Sunderland	North East	230	0.5%	1.5×	54.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	225	0.5%	0.6×	55.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	223	0.5%	1.0×	51.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	203	0.4%	0.8×	46.3%
UB Southall	London	201	0.4%	0.7×	70.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	199	0.4%	1.1×	54.3%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	199	0.4%	0.8×	66.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	197	0.4%	1.0×	58.9%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	190	0.4%	0.9×	60.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	176	0.4%	0.9×	45.5%
TF Telford	West Midlands	166	0.4%	0.9×	65.1%
HA Harrow	London	165	0.4%	0.6×	68.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	165	0.4%	1.0×	61.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	162	0.3%	0.8×	57.4%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	156	0.3%	0.7×	56.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	154	0.3%	0.7×	51.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	150	0.3%	1.3×	64.7%
NW London NW	London	148	0.3%	0.5×	58.8%
BR Bromley	London	146	0.3%	0.9×	67.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	143	0.3%	1.1×	64.3%
IG Ilford	London	137	0.3%	0.7×	73.7%
WD Watford	East of England	136	0.3%	0.7×	66.2%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	129	0.3%	1.2×	64.3%
SW London SW	London	128	0.3%	0.6×	64.1%
AL St Albans	East of England	127	0.3%	0.6×	63.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	121	0.3%	1.4×	66.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	120	0.3%	0.9×	56.7%
SM Sutton	London	103	0.2%	1.0×	74.8%
W London W	London	91	0.2%	0.7×	51.6%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	47	0.1%	1.2×	40.4%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	40	<0.1%	1.0×	65.0%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	26	<0.1%	1.5×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	24	<0.1%	1.2×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,969	6.4%	0.8×	57.5%
North East	2,217	4.8%	1.2×	61.7%
North West	5,689	12.2%	1.1×	59.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,480	9.6%	1.1×	60.6%
Wales	2,441	5.2%	1.1×	56.5%
West Midlands	4,331	9.3%	1.0×	62.0%
East Midlands	2,865	6.2%	0.9×	59.4%
East of England	4,529	9.7%	1.0×	61.1%
London	3,655	7.8%	0.8×	69.7%
South East	7,422	15.9%	1.0×	60.2%
South West	5,979	12.8%	1.2×	55.0%

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 DispatchCars the same age

Lights and electrics22.5%9.5%
Body and structure12.2%2.8%
Suspension9.7%8.1%
Brakes8.8%5.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.6%4.1%
Tyres6.1%6.2%
Emissions and leaks4.2%2.8%
Steering1.8%1.7%
Seat belts and airbags1.5%0.8%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	8.4%	1.2%	7.0×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.8%	2.1%	3.2×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.4%	1.6%	3.4×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	4.5%	1.0%	4.5×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.9%	1.8%	2.2×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.7%	1.3%	2.8×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.7%	1.5%	2.5×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.9%	1.8%	1.6×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.7%	2.2%	1.2×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.3%	1.4%	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.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

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	17.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	14.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.2%
Exhaust system: mounting defective	3.2%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	2.9%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	2.7%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.6%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	46,394	60.2%
Petrol	108	52.8%
Gas	65	56.9%

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

MOT results for every model