Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Citroen Berlingo Multispace passed on its first attempt in 80.8%, and its overall record sits +2.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Citroen Berlingo Multispace in the 2023–2025 data: 11,279 tests across 12 model years (2010–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Citroen Berlingo Multispace, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Citroen Berlingo Multispace's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Citroen Berlingo Multispace DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Citroen Berlingo Multispace, each with how many of the model's 11,279 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 552 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 375 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 273 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 236 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 208 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 188 Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Citroen Berlingo Multispace Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Citroen Berlingo Multispace model year on record is 2019 (86.6% across 797 tests), and the weakest is 2010 (67.9%). The gap between them is 18.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Citroen Berlingo Multispace Owners

These checks follow this Citroen Berlingo Multispace's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Citroen Berlingo Multispace.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Citroen Berlingo Multispace. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Citroen Berlingo Multispace is most common

Across every Berlingo Multispace model year 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.

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Citroen Berlingo Multispace MOT & Reliability