Citroen C5 Aircorss MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Citroen C5 Aircorss MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Citroen C5 Aircorss passed on its first attempt in 87.8%, and its overall record sits +8.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Citroen C5 Aircorss in the 2023–2025 data: 896 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). 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 C5 Aircorss MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Citroen C5 Aircorss, 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 C5 Aircorss's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Citroen C5 Aircorss DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Citroen C5 Aircorss, each with how many of the model's 896 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 26 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 21 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 11 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (Rectified) — noted on about 9 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 7 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Citroen C5 Aircorss tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Citroen C5 Aircorss Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Citroen C5 Aircorss model year on record is 2021 (89.8% across 255 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (88.8%). The gap between them is 1.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Citroen C5 Aircorss Owners

These checks follow this Citroen C5 Aircorss's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Citroen C5 Aircorss.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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 lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps”

  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.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Citroen C5 Aircorss. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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