Pass rate
86.2%
Above average — 1.7 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 58 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£71
2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT pass rate
- 2018
- 2 trims combined
- typical 74,022 mi
Only 58 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
Lamps & electrics
23.1% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 91.5% pass
- Avoid 2018 86.2% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 5.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 84.3%
- Typical mileage
- 74k mi
The 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT pass rate is 86.2% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen C4 Gr Stourer does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.9× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 23.1% of everything recorded on the 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer, against 12.2% nationally — 10.9 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Based on a small sample. 58 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 C4 Gr Stourer first registered in 2018 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, 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 84.3%. The median 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer in this dataset had covered 74,022 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 5.17% of tests.
- 58 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.2% overall pass rate, 84.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer, the average is 89.3% — best year 2021 (91.5%), worst 2018 (86.2%).
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
- 58
- Typical mileage (median)
- 74,022 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C4 Gr Stourer
- 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 C4 Gr Stourer MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the C4 Gr Stourer
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 16 | 100.0% |
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 2018 C4 Gr Stourer
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 2018 C4 Gr Stourer
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 5.2% 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 suspension joints 1.7% of tests
“ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
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 brakes 1.7% 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 2018 C4 Gr Stourer through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£71 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£71
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 58 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 Gr Stourer, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2018 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 86.2% to 91.5% — a spread of 5.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2018 86.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 88.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 88.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 91.5% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2022 89.7% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
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 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 2008 86.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Cls 86.3%
- Peugeot 3008 86.1%
- Toyota Hilux 86.1%
- Fiat 500 86.0%
- Skoda Fabia 86.4%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer 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 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 23.10% | 12.21% | +10.89 |
| Brakes | 11 | 16.90% | 20.89% | −3.99 |
| Suspension | 9 | 13.80% | 20.98% | −7.18 |
| Tyres | 8 | 12.30% | 19.76% | −7.46 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 9.20% | 4.18% | +5.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 7.70% | 5.57% | +2.13 |
| Visibility | 4 | 6.20% | 4.97% | +1.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 4.60% | 5.52% | −0.92 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 4.60% | 1.76% | +2.84 |
| Steering | 1 | 1.50% | 2.57% | −1.07 |
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 | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Rectified | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
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 | 12.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.6% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.6% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.2% | £200–700 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.2% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 16,600 mi |
| 30-60k | 19 | 78.9% | 46,547 mi |
| 60-90k | 18 | 88.9% | 76,524 mi |
| 90-120k | 10 | 100.0% | 100,889 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 75.0% | 141,521 mi |
Source: 58 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.
2018 C4 Gr Stourer MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer?
86.2% of the 58 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 84.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.17%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.45%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer in this dataset had covered 74,022 mi.