MOT fail rates by first-use year

2019 Citroen Dispatch MOT fail rate and common faults

How Citroen Dispatch cars first used in 2019 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 17,679 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 6 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=4,111)29.7%

All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%

Difference+11.9 pts

MOT tests of 2019 cars, 2022 to 202517,679

What stands out

In 2025, at 6 years old, Citroen Dispatch cars first used in 2019 failed 29.7% of MOTs (4,111 tests), 11.9 points above the 17.8% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 3 to 6 years old, the fail rate moved from 28.3% to 29.7%.
Citroen Dispatch cars first used a year earlier, in 2018, failed 28.2% at the same age of 6 years (4,393 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Citroen Dispatch at 6 years, is driveshaft CV boot split, at 3.0 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.4).

MOT fail rate by test year

Citroen Dispatch cars first used in 2019: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	3 years	28.3%	4,715	12.1%	+16.3 pts
2023	4 years	28.0%	4,586	13.4%	+14.6 pts
2024	5 years	28.6%	4,267	15.3%	+13.3 pts
2025	6 years	29.7%	4,111	17.8%	+11.9 pts

Most common faults at 6 years

These figures cover all Citroen Dispatch MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=16,983). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Wear	4.7	0.4
Side/position light not working Wear	3.8	0.5
Dipped headlight not working Wear	3.8	0.7
Brake light not working Wear	3.5	0.7
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	3.1	1.9
Driveshaft CV boot split	3.0	0.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.9	2.0
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	2.4	1.8
Engine warning lamp at the diesel emissions check: not working or showing a fault	1.7	0.5
Headlamp aim: too low Wear	1.6	0.8

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=16,983). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	14.1	14.3
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.7	7.3
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	11.3	9.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	8.6	1.0
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	7.6	0.9
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	7.0	9.2
Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated	5.0	0.3
Windscreen: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view	4.9	1.8
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.9	2.5
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.9	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=16,983). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 6 years

These figures cover all Citroen Dispatch MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=16,983). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	100.0%	31.1%	16,983	19.4%	74,028 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 6 years

These figures cover all Citroen Dispatch MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=16,983). At 6 years, Citroen Dispatch cars at 120,000 to 150,000 miles failed more often (38.0%, n=1,407) than those at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (25.5%, n=4,628). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
30,000 to 60,000 miles	25.5%	4,628	17.6%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	32.5%	5,794	22.2%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	35.6%	3,603	25.6%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	38.0%	1,407	26.1%

Car tax rules for a 2019 car

Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Citroen Dispatch

2018 Citroen Dispatch 2020 Citroen Dispatch

Other Citroen models first used in 2019

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Citroen C3 (2019)	6 years in 2025	18.7%	13,616	17.8%
Citroen C3 Aircross (2019)	6 years in 2025	17.2%	9,698	17.8%
Citroen C5 (2019)	6 years in 2025	20.2%	6,620	17.8%
Citroen C1 (2019)	6 years in 2025	15.7%	5,249	17.8%
Citroen C4 (2019)	6 years in 2025	23.2%	4,679	17.8%
Citroen C4 Cactus (2019)	6 years in 2025	24.9%	3,902	17.8%

More on the Citroen Dispatch

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 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.