Headlamp not working on the Citroen Dispatch

Headlamp not working on the Citroen Dispatch is recorded on 5,402 tests — 3.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share
The 310 models compared	9 of 310, 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 2003, 0.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 1.3%. The share has risen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2016 at 1.8%; best 2003 at 0.6%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2003	16	2,786	0.6%
2004	40	4,488	0.9%
2005	66	5,996	1.1%
2006	92	7,880	1.2%
2007	136	13,216	1.0%
2008	151	15,000	1.0%
2009	166	12,672	1.3%
2010	274	16,656	1.6%
2011	252	16,122	1.6%
2012	239	14,470	1.6%
2013	325	20,068	1.6%
2014	458	26,412	1.7%
2015	594	33,246	1.8%
2016	520	28,578	1.8%
2017	449	31,806	1.4%
2018	459	31,038	1.5%
2019	497	30,546	1.6%
2020	312	21,898	1.4%
2021	206	14,674	1.4%
2022	122	9,106	1.3%

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 £5–£25 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

Headlamp not working: 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 →