Pass rate
89.5%
Above average — 1.7 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 76 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£65
2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl MOT pass rate
- 2021
- Van
- 2 trims combined
- typical 24,734 mi
Only 76 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
42.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 89.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 89.5% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.7%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl MOT pass rate is 89.5% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 42.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.0× the national share
Brakes make up 42.6% of everything recorded on the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl, against 20.9% nationally — 21.7 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Based on a small sample. 76 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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Every Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl first registered in 2021 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 1.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.7%. The median 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl in this dataset had covered 24,734 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 53% of tests, with a 85.0% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.3% of the time, April–September 86.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 3.95% of tests.
- 76 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.5% overall pass rate, 87.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl, the average is 89.5% — best year 2021 (89.5%), worst 2021 (89.5%).
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
- 76
- Typical mileage (median)
- 24,734 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Berlingo Rip Curl MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (53% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Berlingo Rip Curl
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 24 | 83.3% |
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 2021 Berlingo Rip Curl
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 2021 Berlingo Rip Curl
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 lights 4.0% of tests
“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.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.6% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the brakes 1.3% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 2021 Berlingo Rip Curl through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£65 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£65
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 76 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 →
Compare the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl 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 2021 vans with a similar record
- Peugeot Boxer 89.6%
- Volkswagen Caddy 88.7%
- Peugeot Expert Prof 88.4%
- Volkswagen Caddy Maxi 88.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 87.7%
- Ford Transit 87.6%
Closest pass rates among 2021 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 20 | 42.60% | 20.89% | +21.71 |
| Tyres | 16 | 34.00% | 19.76% | +14.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 12.80% | 12.21% | +0.59 |
| Visibility | 3 | 6.40% | 4.97% | +1.43 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.0% | £5–20 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.3% | £80–250 |
| Not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
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 | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–110 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 46 | 95.7% | 16,791 mi |
| 30-60k | 30 | 80.0% | 39,150 mi |
Source: 76 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.
2021 Berlingo Rip Curl MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl?
89.5% of the 76 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 87.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.95%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.63%), wipers blade defective (2.63%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.7% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl in this dataset had covered 24,734 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl?
Petrol: 85.0% pass rate across 40 tests. Diesel: 94.4% pass rate across 36 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2021 Citroen Berlingo Rip Curl MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.