Pass rate
75.8%
Around average — 0.1 pts behind the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 124 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £21–£54
2011 Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate
- 2011
- typical 116,103 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
37.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 75.8% pass · this year
- Avoid 2008 70.1% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 5.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.1%
- Typical mileage
- 116k mi
The 2011 Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate is 75.8% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 37.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.8× the national share
Suspension accounts for 37.0% of everything recorded on the 2011 Citroen C-Crosser, against 21.0% nationally — 16.0 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Based on a small sample. 124 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 2011 Citroen C-Crosser compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 0.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.1%. The median 2011 Citroen C-Crosser in this dataset had covered 116,103 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.6% of the time, April–September 73.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 12.90% of tests.
- 124 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.8% overall pass rate, 69.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C-Crosser, the average is 71.2% — best year 2011 (75.8%), worst 2008 (70.1%).
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
- 124
- Typical mileage (median)
- 116,103 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C-Crosser
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the C-Crosser MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 66% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Citroen C-Crosser is most common
Across all C-Crosser model years on record (2007–2012): 2,595 Citroen C-Crosser cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 6,863 tests. Peterborough (PE) has the most, with 81 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 | Peterborough (PE) | 81 | 75.4% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 79 | 76.2% |
| 3 | Nottingham (NG) | 76 | 67.3% |
| 4 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 70 | 67.7% |
| 5 | Cardiff (CF) | 63 | 69.9% |
| 6 | Birmingham (B) | 63 | 74.5% |
| 7 | Norwich (NR) | 51 | 69.7% |
| 8 | Guildford (GU) | 45 | 72.0% |
| 9 | Reading (RG) | 43 | 72.5% |
| 10 | Swansea (SA) | 43 | 69.3% |
| 11 | Wrexham (LL) | 42 | 76.1% |
| 12 | Bristol (BS) | 39 | 67.7% |
| 13 | Glasgow (G) | 39 | 72.5% |
| 14 | Coventry (CV) | 38 | 75.9% |
| 15 | Ashford (TN) | 37 | 67.3% |
| 16 | Portsmouth (PO) | 37 | 67.3% |
| 17 | Yeovil (BA) | 35 | 63.6% |
| 18 | Leicester (LE) | 35 | 66.0% |
| 19 | Doncaster (DN) | 34 | 74.7% |
| 20 | Blackburn (BB) | 32 | 77.5% |
The twenty areas with the most Citroen C-Crosser 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 C-Crosser
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 25 | 68.0% |
| Yorkshire | 21 | 81.0% |
| East Midlands | 20 | 75.0% |
| East of England | 15 | 80.0% |
| North West | 15 | 86.7% |
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 2011 C-Crosser
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 2011 C-Crosser
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 suspension joints 12.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 8.9% 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 brake pipes 4.0% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2011 C-Crosser through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £21–£54 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £21–£54
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 124 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 C-Crosser, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2007 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.1% to 75.8% — a spread of 5.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 70.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 70.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 73.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 75.8%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 75.4% track rod end ball joint has…
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 2011 Citroen C-Crosser 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 2011 cars with a similar record
- SEAT Exeo 75.8%
- Ford Kuga 75.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 75.7%
- Honda Civic 75.9%
- Ford Ka 75.6%
- Hyundai I20 75.5%
Closest pass rates among 2011 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2011 Citroen C-Crosser 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 341 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 126 | 37.00% | 20.98% | +16.02 |
| Brakes | 81 | 23.80% | 20.89% | +2.91 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 43 | 12.60% | 12.21% | +0.39 |
| Tyres | 34 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
| Steering | 19 | 5.60% | 2.57% | +3.03 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 4.10% | 5.57% | −1.47 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11 | 3.20% | 5.52% | −2.32 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
| Visibility | 6 | 1.80% | 4.97% | −3.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 12.9% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.9% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 6.5% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.7% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 4.0% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.2% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 22.6% | £180–450 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 21.8% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 15.3% | £80–180 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 13.7% | £35–85 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.7% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 3 | 100.0% | 49,288 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 74.2% | 77,519 mi |
| 90-120k | 36 | 75.0% | 107,369 mi |
| 120k+ | 54 | 75.9% | 140,162 mi |
Source: 124 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.
2011 C-Crosser MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 Citroen C-Crosser?
75.8% of the 124 2011 Citroen C-Crosser tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 69.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 Citroen C-Crosser?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (12.90%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.87%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (6.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 Citroen C-Crosser in this dataset had covered 116,103 mi.
Does the season affect the 2011 Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.