Track rod end excessive play on the Citroen C4

Track rod end excessive play on the Citroen C4 is recorded on 20,703 tests — 4.1% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share
The 309 models compared	50 of 309, highest first
The model's own record	504,935 tests · every year of the C4 →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen C4 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2005, 2.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has fallen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 2.6%; best 2018 at 0.4%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2005	301	11,343	2.6%
2006	580	22,431	2.6%
2007	1,171	68,322	1.7%
2008	1,406	88,383	1.6%
2009	937	62,226	1.5%
2010	1,415	73,743	1.9%
2011	1,402	83,025	1.7%
2012	1,339	98,739	1.4%
2013	2,117	144,384	1.5%
2014	4,904	242,403	2.0%
2015	3,309	313,761	1.1%
2016	1,581	193,770	0.8%
2017	59	10,227	0.6%
2018	72	18,922	0.4%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Citroen C4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Citroen model →