Pass rate
86.1%
Above average — 1.8 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 3,904 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£79
2018 Citroen C4 Picasso MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 42,435 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
31.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
0.7 pts down across model years — 4.4% in 2014, 3.7% in 2018.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 88.4% pass
- Avoid 2007 69.0% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 19.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 84.1%
- Typical mileage
- 42k mi
The 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso MOT pass rate is 86.1% of its MOT tests — 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen C4 Picasso does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.6× the national share
Tyres make up 30.9% of everything recorded on the 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso, against 19.8% nationally — 11.1 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 31.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
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 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 84.1%. The median 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso in this dataset had covered 42,435 mi.
64% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 85.9% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 86.2% of the time, April–September 86.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 2.69% of tests.
- 3,904 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.1% overall pass rate, 84.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C4 Picasso, the average is 82.2% — best year 2019 (88.4%), worst 2007 (69.0%).
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
- 3,904
- Typical mileage (median)
- 42,435 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C4 Picasso
- 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 Picasso MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (64% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the C4 Picasso
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 695 | 86.5% |
| North West | 520 | 87.1% |
| East of England | 504 | 89.3% |
| South West | 418 | 87.6% |
| Yorkshire | 345 | 83.8% |
| Scotland | 322 | 80.4% |
| West Midlands | 318 | 86.2% |
| East Midlands | 250 | 86.8% |
| Wales | 209 | 85.2% |
| North East | 196 | 84.2% |
| London | 127 | 86.6% |
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 Picasso
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 Picasso
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 2.7% 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 brakes 1.4% 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.
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Check the tyre tread 1.1% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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 Picasso through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£79 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£79
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- 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
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 3,904 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 Picasso, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2007 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.0% to 88.4% — a spread of 19.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 69.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 69.6% position lamp not working
- 2009 71.8% position lamp not working
- 2010 70.2% ball joint excessively worn
- 2011 70.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 75.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 73.4% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2014 75.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 79.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 81.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 86.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 88.4% 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 Picasso 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 3008 86.1%
- Toyota Hilux 86.1%
- Fiat 500 86.0%
- Abarth 595 86.0%
- Renault Twingo 85.9%
- Toyota Estima 85.9%
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 Picasso 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 4,391 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 | 1,400 | 31.60% | 20.89% | +10.71 |
| Tyres | 1,365 | 30.90% | 19.76% | +11.14 |
| Suspension | 431 | 9.70% | 20.98% | −11.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 416 | 9.40% | 12.21% | −2.81 |
| Non-component advisories | 307 | 6.90% | 4.18% | +2.72 |
| Visibility | 156 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 141 | 3.20% | 5.57% | −2.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 72 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 63 | 1.40% | 5.52% | −4.12 |
| Road Wheels | 40 | 0.90% | 0.75% | +0.15 |
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 | 2.7% | £5–20 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.1% | £80–250 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.92% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.79% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.77% | £18–45 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.74% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.74% | £80–200 |
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 | 17.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.2% | £20–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.3% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 956 | 89.5% | 21,003 mi |
| 30-60k | 2,169 | 85.9% | 44,048 mi |
| 60-90k | 660 | 82.6% | 70,806 mi |
| 90-120k | 92 | 81.5% | 101,127 mi |
| 120k+ | 26 | 84.6% | 140,882 mi |
Source: 3,904 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 Picasso MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso?
86.1% of the 3,904 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 84.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.69%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.43%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.36%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.5% of the time, falling to 84.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso in this dataset had covered 42,435 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso?
Diesel: 85.9% pass rate across 2,510 tests. Petrol: 86.4% pass rate across 1,394 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Citroen C4 Picasso MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 86.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.