Pass rate
90.4%
Above average — 1.6 pts behind the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 73 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £43–£109
2022 Citroen C5 X Sense MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 25,165 mi
Only 73 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
48.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 90.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 90.4% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.7%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense MOT pass rate is 90.4% of its MOT tests — 1.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 48.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen C5 X Sense does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 48.8% of everything recorded on the 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense, against 19.8% nationally — 29.0 points above. 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 73 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 1.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.7%. The median 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense in this dataset had covered 25,165 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 81% of tests, with a 89.8% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.1% of the time, April–September 88.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 5.48% of tests.
- 73 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.4% overall pass rate, 89.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen C5 X Sense, the average is 90.4% — best year 2022 (90.4%), worst 2022 (90.4%).
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
- 73
- Typical mileage (median)
- 25,165 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen C5 X Sense
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the C5 X Sense MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 79% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (81% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the C5 X Sense
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 28 | 85.7% |
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 2022 C5 X Sense
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 2022 C5 X Sense
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 brakes 1.4% of tests
“brake pads worn down to wear indicator”
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 lights 1.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 tyre tread 1.4% 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 2022 C5 X Sense through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £43–£109 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £43–£109
- Cheapest common item: brake pads worn down to wear indicator
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73 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 →
Compare the 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- SEAT Arona Fr 90.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Cla 90.5%
- Ford Ecosport 90.5%
- Hyundai I20 90.5%
- Volkswagen Passat 90.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 90.3%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense 6 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 20 | 48.80% | 19.76% | +29.04 |
| Brakes | 13 | 31.70% | 20.89% | +10.81 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 9.80% | 4.18% | +5.62 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 4.90% | 0.82% | +4.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 2.40% | 12.21% | −9.81 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.40% | 5.57% | −3.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 5.5% | £45–95 |
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.7% | £40–120 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.4% | £80–250 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
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 | 16.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.1% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 4.1% | £60–150 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.1% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.7% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 46 | 87.0% | 18,496 mi |
| 30-60k | 26 | 96.2% | 41,811 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 94,884 mi |
Source: 73 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.
2022 C5 X Sense MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense?
90.4% of the 73 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 89.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.48%), buckle not functioning as intended (2.74%), brake pads worn down to wear indicator (1.37%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense in this dataset had covered 25,165 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense?
Petrol: 89.8% pass rate across 59 tests. Hybrid: 92.9% pass rate across 14 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2022 Citroen C5 X Sense MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.