Pass rate
72.8%
Below average — 5.8 pts behind the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 48,128 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£97
2013 Citroen C4 MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 86,243 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
21.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 92.8% pass
- Avoid 2004 64.4% pass
Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 28.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.5%
- Typical mileage
- 86k mi
The 2013 Citroen C4 MOT pass rate is 72.8% of its MOT tests — 5.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Falls short of its own age and mileage
Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 78.6%; this one manages 72.8% — 5.8 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 2013 Citroen C4 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 5.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.5%. The median 2013 Citroen C4 in this dataset had covered 86,243 mi.
93% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 72.6% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.8% of the time, April–September 72.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.05% of tests.
- 48,128 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.8% overall pass rate, 63.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C4, the average is 74.7% — best year 2023 (92.8%), worst 2004 (64.4%).
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
- 48,128
- Typical mileage (median)
- 86,243 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C4
- 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 C4 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (93% of tests).
Where the Citroen C4 is most common
Across all C4 model years on record (2004–2023): 199,734 Citroen C4 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 504,908 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 7,065 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) | 7,065 | 79.6% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 5,377 | 76.8% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 4,927 | 76.2% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 4,480 | 73.6% |
| 5 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 3,695 | 73.8% |
| 6 | Manchester (M) | 3,616 | 77.1% |
| 7 | Cardiff (CF) | 3,540 | 72.2% |
| 8 | Coventry (CV) | 3,537 | 77.0% |
| 9 | Doncaster (DN) | 3,442 | 74.1% |
| 10 | Leicester (LE) | 3,220 | 76.4% |
| 11 | Derby (DE) | 3,154 | 75.3% |
| 12 | Bristol (BS) | 2,949 | 72.1% |
| 13 | Portsmouth (PO) | 2,931 | 72.7% |
| 14 | Norwich (NR) | 2,818 | 73.5% |
| 15 | Glasgow (G) | 2,758 | 71.4% |
| 16 | Swansea (SA) | 2,631 | 72.8% |
| 17 | Edinburgh (EH) | 2,629 | 69.4% |
| 18 | Northampton (NN) | 2,582 | 73.4% |
| 19 | Preston (PR) | 2,488 | 75.5% |
| 20 | Brighton (BN) | 2,459 | 72.9% |
The twenty areas with the most Citroen C4 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 C4
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 7,165 | 75.8% |
| North West | 6,361 | 73.1% |
| Yorkshire | 5,604 | 72.1% |
| East of England | 5,336 | 75.5% |
| South West | 4,964 | 71.8% |
| West Midlands | 4,892 | 74.0% |
| East Midlands | 3,841 | 72.8% |
| Scotland | 3,806 | 66.8% |
| Wales | 2,843 | 70.4% |
| North East | 2,837 | 68.9% |
| London | 479 | 84.1% |
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 2013 C4
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 2013 C4
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 9.1% 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 4.6% 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 3.0% 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 2013 C4 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£97 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£97
- 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
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 48,128 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 C4, side by side
20 model years on record, from 2004 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.4% to 92.8% — a spread of 28.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 64.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 71.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 70.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 69.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 68.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 69.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 69.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 72.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 72.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 73.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 76.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 78.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 82.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 84.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 86.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 89.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 86.9% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 89.4% wipers blade defective
- 2023 92.8% ball joint excessively worn
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 2013 Citroen C4 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 3008 72.8%
- Nissan Leaf 72.6%
- Renault Twingo 72.6%
- Renault Scenic 72.5%
- Chevrolet Spark 73.2%
- Peugeot Bipper 73.2%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 Citroen C4 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 98,687 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 | 21,368 | 21.30% | 20.89% | +0.41 |
| Tyres | 19,235 | 19.20% | 19.76% | −0.56 |
| Suspension | 18,773 | 18.70% | 20.98% | −2.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17,155 | 17.10% | 12.21% | +4.89 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5,779 | 5.80% | 5.57% | +0.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 4,561 | 4.60% | 4.18% | +0.42 |
| Visibility | 4,456 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3,134 | 3.10% | 5.52% | −2.42 |
| Steering | 3,088 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,138 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
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 | 9.1% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.4% | £80–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.6% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.9% | £80–200 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.7% | £80–250 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.1% | £5–20 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £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 | 23.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.1% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.3% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 4.1% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 683 | 86.7% | 23,392 mi |
| 30-60k | 7,427 | 77.9% | 49,086 mi |
| 60-90k | 18,478 | 72.7% | 75,886 mi |
| 90-120k | 14,663 | 70.9% | 103,085 mi |
| 120k+ | 6,818 | 70.2% | 142,099 mi |
Source: 48,128 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.
2013 C4 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Citroen C4?
72.8% of the 48,128 2013 Citroen C4 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 63.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Citroen C4?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.05%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.38%), coil spring fractured or broken (4.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Citroen C4 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.7% of the time, falling to 70.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Citroen C4 in this dataset had covered 86,243 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Citroen C4?
Diesel: 72.6% pass rate across 44,657 tests. Petrol: 75.8% pass rate across 3,471 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 Citroen C4 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.