Pass rate
74.5%
Below average — 2.7 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 141 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£128
2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT pass rate
- 2012
- People carrier
- typical 66,105 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
21.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 86.6% pass
- Avoid 2010 67.9% pass
Across the 12 years on record, a spread of 18.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.9%
- Typical mileage
- 66k mi
The 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT pass rate is 74.5% of its MOT tests — 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with suspension
Suspension is 14.7% of this car’s recorded faults, against 21.0% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a people carrier of this age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 141 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.9%. The median 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace in this dataset had covered 66,105 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.1% of the time, April–September 70.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 5.67% of tests.
- 141 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.5% overall pass rate, 67.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen Berlingo Multispace, the average is 83.7% — best year 2019 (86.6%), worst 2010 (67.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 141
- Typical mileage (median)
- 66,105 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen Berlingo Multispace
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Berlingo Multispace MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 45% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Citroen Berlingo Multispace is most common
Across all Berlingo Multispace model years on record (2010–2021): 4,802 Citroen Berlingo Multispace cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 11,278 tests. Sheffield (S) has the most, with 198 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield (S) | 198 | 88.8% |
| 2 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 160 | 83.7% |
| 3 | Portsmouth (PO) | 157 | 86.7% |
| 4 | Bristol (BS) | 129 | 82.7% |
| 5 | Plymouth (PL) | 119 | 88.9% |
| 6 | Swansea (SA) | 103 | 87.3% |
| 7 | Brighton (BN) | 98 | 78.9% |
| 8 | Truro (TR) | 85 | 82.1% |
| 9 | Edinburgh (EH) | 80 | 71.5% |
| 10 | Peterborough (PE) | 80 | 89.6% |
| 11 | Leicester (LE) | 75 | 84.1% |
| 12 | Ashford (TN) | 72 | 89.5% |
| 13 | Derby (DE) | 71 | 85.3% |
| 14 | Birmingham (B) | 70 | 82.3% |
| 15 | Exeter (EX) | 69 | 87.2% |
| 16 | Nottingham (NG) | 68 | 86.3% |
| 17 | Glasgow (G) | 67 | 77.7% |
| 18 | Ipswich (IP) | 67 | 82.5% |
| 19 | Gloucester (GL) | 65 | 83.0% |
| 20 | Wrexham (LL) | 63 | 83.6% |
The twenty areas with the most Citroen Berlingo Multispace cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Berlingo Multispace
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 77 | 77.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Berlingo Multispace
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Berlingo Multispace
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 5.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 5.0% of tests
“on or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the coil springs 4.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Berlingo Multispace through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£128 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£128
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 141 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Berlingo Multispace, side by side
12 model years on record, from 2010 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.9% to 86.6% — a spread of 18.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 67.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 76.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 74.5%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 80.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 78.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 83.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2016 83.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2018 84.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2019 86.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2020 84.1% wipers blade defective
- 2021 86.4% wipers does not clear the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 people carriers with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2012 people carriers with at least 200 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best people carriers and worst people carriers.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 272 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 57 | 21.00% | 19.76% | +1.24 |
| Brakes | 49 | 18.00% | 20.89% | −2.89 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 42 | 15.40% | 12.21% | +3.19 |
| Suspension | 40 | 14.70% | 20.98% | −6.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 23 | 8.50% | 4.18% | +4.32 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 22 | 8.10% | 5.57% | +2.53 |
| Visibility | 19 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 16 | 5.90% | 5.52% | +0.38 |
| Steering | 2 | 0.70% | 2.57% | −1.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.7% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.0% | £80–250 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.0% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.3% | £25–65 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.5% | £3–12 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.8% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.8% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.3% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.1% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.9% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 4.3% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 80.0% | 24,568 mi |
| 30-60k | 51 | 72.5% | 44,502 mi |
| 60-90k | 42 | 85.7% | 73,560 mi |
| 90-120k | 28 | 71.4% | 101,513 mi |
| 120k+ | 15 | 53.3% | 147,487 mi |
Source: 141 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Berlingo Multispace MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace?
74.5% of the 141 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 67.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.67%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.96%), on or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (4.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 53.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace in this dataset had covered 66,105 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.