MOT fail rates

Citroen C3 Aircross MOT fail rate by age

How often the Citroen C3 Aircross fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 110,010 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 4 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 4 (n=28,538)11.2%

All cars at 4 years (n=8,699,937)13.4%

Median mileage at test24,040

All cars, median mileage29,800

121 of 348 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 4 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the Citroen C3 Aircross fails 9.3% of MOTs (25,838 tests), 2.7 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 7 years it fails 21.7% (10,488 tests), 1.1 points above the 20.6% average.
The gap is widest at 3 years: 2.7 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 4 years: Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn, at 1.8 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

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

Citroen C3 Aircross: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	9.3%	25,838	12.1%	−2.7 pts	18,055 miles
4 years	11.2%	28,538	13.4%	−2.2 pts	24,040 miles
5 years	14.6%	24,885	15.3%	−0.7 pts	30,496 miles
6 years	18.4%	20,261	17.8%	+0.6 pts	37,085 miles
7 years	21.7%	10,488	20.6%	+1.1 pts	42,905 miles

Most common fail items at 4 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 item	Per 100 MOTs
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major	1.8
Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Dangerous	0.5
Driveshaft CV boot split Major	0.5

Out of 28,538 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	1.8
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major	1.7
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	1.5
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major	0.9
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous	0.9
Headlamp aim: too low Major	0.8
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Dangerous	0.5

Out of 28,538 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 4 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Citroen C3	11.6%	45,849	13.4%
Citroen C1	10.8%	20,852	13.4%
Citroen Dispatch	28.5%	15,585	13.4%

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 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2018	7 years in 2025	21.8%	9,556	20.6%
2019	6 years in 2025	17.2%	9,698	17.8%
2020	5 years in 2025	12.9%	4,555	15.3%
2021	4 years in 2025	9.4%	4,370	13.4%
2022	3 years in 2025	7.9%	6,567	12.1%

More on the Citroen C3 Aircross

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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