Pass rate
68.5%
Below average — 6.2 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,099 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£88
2010 Citroen C2 MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 77,918 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
25.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 70.9% pass
- Avoid 2004 68.0% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.0%
- Typical mileage
- 78k mi
The 2010 Citroen C2 MOT pass rate is 68.5% of its MOT tests — 6.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.0% of everything recorded on the 2010 Citroen C2, against 5.6% nationally — 5.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 25.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.7%; this one manages 68.5% — 6.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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 2010 Citroen C2 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 6.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.0%. The median 2010 Citroen C2 in this dataset had covered 77,918 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 84% of tests, with a 68.1% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.2% of the time, April–September 69.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.28% of tests.
- 1,099 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.5% overall pass rate, 57.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C2, the average is 69.8% — best year 2006 (70.9%), worst 2004 (68.0%).
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
- 1,099
- Typical mileage (median)
- 77,918 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C2
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 C2 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (84% of tests).
Where the Citroen C2 is most common
Across all C2 model years on record (2003–2010): 17,165 Citroen C2 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 43,088 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 553 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 | Birmingham (B) | 553 | 75.9% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 453 | 69.8% |
| 3 | Bristol (BS) | 425 | 66.2% |
| 4 | Cardiff (CF) | 404 | 64.6% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 357 | 66.3% |
| 6 | Manchester (M) | 325 | 72.8% |
| 7 | Portsmouth (PO) | 314 | 66.3% |
| 8 | Peterborough (PE) | 300 | 69.8% |
| 9 | Swansea (SA) | 300 | 67.4% |
| 10 | Derby (DE) | 288 | 70.7% |
| 11 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 286 | 68.9% |
| 12 | Leicester (LE) | 277 | 74.0% |
| 13 | Gloucester (GL) | 276 | 66.3% |
| 14 | Newport (NP) | 272 | 66.5% |
| 15 | Doncaster (DN) | 266 | 67.5% |
| 16 | Plymouth (PL) | 256 | 66.1% |
| 17 | Wrexham (LL) | 256 | 67.9% |
| 18 | Coventry (CV) | 253 | 72.5% |
| 19 | Brighton (BN) | 244 | 68.1% |
| 20 | Yeovil (BA) | 240 | 68.5% |
The twenty areas with the most Citroen C2 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 C2
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 140 | 69.3% |
| South East | 137 | 71.5% |
| Wales | 134 | 64.2% |
| North West | 133 | 71.4% |
| West Midlands | 116 | 75.0% |
| East of England | 108 | 70.4% |
| Yorkshire | 108 | 66.7% |
| East Midlands | 92 | 63.0% |
| Scotland | 62 | 64.5% |
| North East | 60 | 61.7% |
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 2010 C2
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 2010 C2
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 6.3% 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 coil springs 3.9% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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.
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 2010 C2 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£88 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£88
- 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
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,099 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 C2, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2003 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.0% to 70.9% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 70.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2004 68.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 68.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 70.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 70.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 68.5%registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2010 Citroen C2 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Aveo 68.4%
- Renault Clio 68.7%
- Renault Megane 68.7%
- Renault Grand Scenic 68.8%
- Chevrolet Captiva 68.0%
- Nissan X-Trail 69.2%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 Citroen C2 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 3,086 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 | 807 | 25.90% | 20.98% | +4.92 |
| Brakes | 517 | 16.60% | 20.89% | −4.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 448 | 14.40% | 12.21% | +2.19 |
| Tyres | 397 | 12.70% | 19.76% | −7.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 343 | 11.00% | 5.57% | +5.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 256 | 8.20% | 5.52% | +2.68 |
| Visibility | 144 | 4.60% | 4.97% | −0.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 99 | 3.20% | 4.18% | −0.98 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 43 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 32 | 1.00% | 1.76% | −0.76 |
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 | 6.3% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.9% | £80–250 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.5% | £3–12 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £25–65 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.7% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 3.3% | £5–15 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.9% | £60–150 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.9% | £8–22 |
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 | 18.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.7% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.5% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.2% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 37 | 75.7% | 23,405 mi |
| 30-60k | 220 | 74.1% | 46,037 mi |
| 60-90k | 497 | 68.2% | 75,274 mi |
| 90-120k | 266 | 63.9% | 101,674 mi |
| 120k+ | 79 | 67.1% | 148,356 mi |
Source: 1,099 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.
2010 C2 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Citroen C2?
68.5% of the 1,099 2010 Citroen C2 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 57.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Citroen C2?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.28%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.91%), stop lamp not working (5.46%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Citroen C2 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.7% of the time, falling to 67.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Citroen C2 in this dataset had covered 77,918 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2010 Citroen C2?
Petrol: 68.1% pass rate across 928 tests. Diesel: 70.8% pass rate across 171 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2010 Citroen C2 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.