CV boot severely deteriorated on the Citroen Dispatch

CV boot severely deteriorated on the Citroen Dispatch is recorded on 13,481 tests — 7.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.5% across every car in the data. That is 5.0× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.5% of tests record it — this model is 5.0× that share
The 304 models compared	6 of 304, highest first
The model's own record	180,027 tests · every year of the Dispatch →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen Dispatch 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 2004, 10.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 1.6%. The share has fallen 8.8 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 11.8%; best 2020 at 0.7%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2004	232	2,244	10.3%
2005	269	2,998	9.0%
2006	312	3,940	7.9%
2007	755	6,608	11.4%
2008	817	7,500	10.9%
2009	637	6,336	10.1%
2010	983	8,328	11.8%
2011	918	8,061	11.4%
2012	794	7,235	11.0%
2013	1,037	10,034	10.3%
2014	1,236	13,206	9.4%
2015	1,508	16,623	9.1%
2016	1,185	14,289	8.3%
2017	925	15,903	5.8%
2018	686	15,519	4.4%
2019	549	15,273	3.6%
2020	74	10,949	0.7%
2021	190	7,337	2.6%
2022	72	4,553	1.6%

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 £80–£250 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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

CV boot severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Citroen Dispatch MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Citroen model →