Service brake binding on the Citroen C1
Service brake binding on the Citroen C1 is recorded on 39,908 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 21 of 341, highest first |
| The model's own record | 585,817 tests · every year of the C1 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen C1 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 3.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.2%. The share has fallen 3.5 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.1%; best 2019 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 301 | 8,166 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,988 | 53,355 | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 3,297 | 83,604 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 5,683 | 116,664 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 6,905 | 134,904 | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 4,779 | 144,690 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 3,904 | 151,920 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,917 | 149,088 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,593 | 148,254 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,541 | 140,412 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,622 | 183,045 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,553 | 184,362 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 520 | 90,399 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 154 | 68,466 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 67 | 31,526 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake binding: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Citroen C1 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →