Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Citroen C4 Gr Stourer passed on its first attempt in 88.0%, and its overall record sits +8.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer in the 2023–2025 data: 6,435 tests across 5 model years (2018–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Citroen C4 Gr Stourer DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer, each with how many of the model's 6,435 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 114 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 112 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 90 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Major) — noted on about 75 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 72 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 60 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Citroen C4 Gr Stourer Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Citroen C4 Gr Stourer model year on record is 2021 (91.5% across 995 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (86.2%). The gap between them is 5.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Citroen C4 Gr Stourer reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Citroen C4 Gr Stourer Owners

These checks follow this Citroen C4 Gr Stourer's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Citroen C4 Gr Stourer.

• the brakes — “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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Citroen C4 Gr Stourer is most common

Across every C4 Gr Stourer model year on record (2018–2022): 3,817 Citroen C4 Gr Stourer cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 6,435 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 117 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.

The twenty areas with the most Citroen C4 Gr Stourer 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Citroen C4 Gr Stourer MOT & Reliability