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Citroen Berlingo MOT fail rate by age

How often the Citroen Berlingo fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 750,010 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=59,249)41.2%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test82,955
All cars, median mileage60,745

310 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Citroen Berlingo fails 27.6% of MOTs (50,444 tests), 15.5 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 24 years it fails 47.0% (1,609 tests), 9.2 points above the 37.8% average.
  • The gap is widest at 7 years: 18.2 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 7.3 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 24 years 53.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Citroen Berlingo: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years27.6%50,44412.1%+15.5 pts36,819 miles
4 years29.2%55,88413.4%+15.9 pts47,104 miles
5 years30.7%57,20915.3%+15.4 pts56,421 miles
6 years34.3%58,56717.8%+16.5 pts65,500 miles
7 years38.8%58,58520.6%+18.2 pts74,628 miles
8 years41.2%59,24923.8%+17.5 pts82,955 miles
9 years43.0%58,17027.1%+15.9 pts90,695 miles
10 years44.8%53,33330.3%+14.5 pts97,626 miles
11 years46.4%46,07933.3%+13.1 pts103,934 miles
12 years47.6%39,13236.0%+11.6 pts110,021 miles
13 years47.8%35,11038.3%+9.5 pts112,289 miles
14 years48.6%31,32840.3%+8.4 pts114,997 miles
15 years48.8%29,18441.6%+7.2 pts115,121 miles
16 years48.7%27,03442.6%+6.1 pts114,535 miles
17 years47.5%22,11143.1%+4.4 pts113,882 miles
18 years47.6%19,50743.3%+4.4 pts114,125 miles
19 years48.8%16,76243.2%+5.6 pts115,081 miles
20 years48.6%12,70242.8%+5.9 pts115,683 miles
21 years47.5%9,21442.1%+5.4 pts115,593 miles
22 years47.1%5,72741.0%+6.1 pts115,131 miles
23 years47.4%3,07039.6%+7.8 pts113,617 miles
24 years47.0%1,60937.8%+9.2 pts115,749 miles

Most common fail items at 8 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major7.3
Coil spring broken Major6.1

Out of 59,249 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major13.2
Brake light not working Major9.1
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major6.7
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous5.7
Dipped headlight not working Major4.4
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.2
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major2.9
Headlight aimed too high Major2.5

Out of 59,249 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Ford Transit32.1%150,99823.8%
Volkswagen Transporter25.0%74,57023.8%
Vauxhall Vivaro40.2%67,38423.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200122 years in 202345.6%1,17641.0%
200223 years in 202547.5%1,26439.6%
200322 years in 202547.5%2,24841.0%
200421 years in 202546.1%2,83142.1%
200520 years in 202549.3%3,03342.8%
200619 years in 202546.6%4,19643.2%
200718 years in 202546.8%4,38443.3%
200817 years in 202548.5%4,82743.1%
200916 years in 202549.6%7,44442.6%
201015 years in 202549.1%6,78341.6%
201114 years in 202549.3%7,48840.3%
201213 years in 202547.5%9,26638.3%
201312 years in 202547.1%11,87336.0%
201411 years in 202546.4%13,89033.3%
201510 years in 202544.4%14,84130.3%
20169 years in 202541.6%14,22527.1%
20178 years in 202541.7%13,50823.8%
20187 years in 202538.7%13,58120.6%
20196 years in 202527.7%15,25617.8%
20205 years in 202526.1%12,41415.3%
20214 years in 202527.8%12,03313.4%
20223 years in 202526.5%8,03712.1%

More on the Citroen Berlingo

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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