Citroen C4 Sense + MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Citroen C4 Sense + MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Citroen C4 Sense + passed on its first attempt in 84.1%, and its overall record sits +5.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Citroen C4 Sense + in the 2023–2025 data: 5,177 tests across 3 model years (2021–2023). 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 Sense + MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Citroen C4 Sense +, the Visibility 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 Sense +'s recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Citroen C4 Sense + DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Citroen C4 Sense +, each with how many of the model's 5,177 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 319 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 6.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 141 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 89 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 82 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 71 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Major) — noted on about 70 Citroen C4 Sense + tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Citroen C4 Sense + Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Citroen C4 Sense + model year on record is 2022 (88.3% across 1,847 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (84.8%). The gap between them is 3.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Citroen C4 Sense + reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 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 Sense + Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the suspension joints — “linkage ball joint dust cover 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.

• 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.

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

Where the Citroen C4 Sense + is most common

Across every C4 Sense + model year on record (2021–2023): 3,816 Citroen C4 Sense + cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,176 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 215 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 Sense + 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 Sense + MOT & Reliability