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Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 59,249 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 2.6 in 100 MOT tests of the Citroen Berlingo failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 59,249 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 5.2–5.7× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 1,562 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 22 ages from 3 to 24 years, 750,010 MOT tests
  • Most common fail: Seat belt condition: not functioning as intended, 1.3 per 100 MOT tests

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

2.6 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Citroen Berlingo fails more often here.

Why it matters

A seat belts and airbags fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated major by DVSA.

What to check

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

The Citroen Berlingo is a commercial or van-based vehicle: it is compared with all class 4 vehicles, cars and vans together, so part of any difference can come from how vans are used.

Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags fails by age

Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Citroen Berlingo. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.053 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 50,444 MOT tests34 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 55,884 MOT tests5 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 57,209 MOT tests56 years: 2.0 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 58,567 MOT tests7 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 58,585 MOT tests78 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 59,249 MOT tests9 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 58,170 MOT tests910 years: 2.5 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 53,333 MOT tests11 years: 2.7 per 100 (all cars 0.9), 46,079 MOT tests1112 years: 2.5 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 39,132 MOT tests13 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 35,110 MOT tests1314 years: 2.8 per 100 (all cars 1.5), 31,328 MOT tests15 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 29,184 MOT tests1516 years: 3.6 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 27,034 MOT tests17 years: 5.3 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 22,111 MOT tests1718 years: 6.6 per 100 (all cars 2.7), 19,507 MOT tests19 years: 7.3 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 16,762 MOT tests1920 years: 7.7 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 12,702 MOT tests21 years: 7.2 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 9,214 MOT tests2122 years: 6.1 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 5,727 MOT tests23 years: 5.0 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 3,070 MOT tests2324 years: 4.2 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 1,609 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Citroen Berlingo All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
350,4440.70.3
455,8841.10.3
557,2091.50.3
658,5672.00.4
758,5852.60.4
859,2492.60.5
958,1702.60.6
1053,3332.50.7
1146,0792.70.9
1239,1322.51.0
1335,1102.61.2
1431,3282.81.5
1529,1843.31.7
1627,0343.62.1
1722,1115.32.5
1819,5076.62.7
19*16,7627.32.9
20*12,7027.73.1
21*9,2147.23.1
22*5,7276.13.1
23*3,0705.03.2
24*1,6094.23.2

All first-use years of the Citroen Berlingo pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the seat belts and airbags at 8 years

Fails

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 diesel: 2.7 per 100 at 8 years, fails 4.1–4.6× as often as diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 58,503 MOT tests)
  • 1.5 diesel: 0.7 per 100 at 3 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 37,145 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

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Other Citroen Berlingo problems

Seat belts and airbags on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Citroen Berlingo have more seat belts and airbags problems than other cars?

5.2 to 5.7 times the seat belts and airbags fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 59,249 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 16 of the 22 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags problems?

2.6 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 59,249 MOT tests).

What is the most common Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags fail?

1.3 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years: Seat belt condition: not functioning as intended (795 MOT tests with it).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 750,010 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare