Citroen Dispatch MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Citroen Dispatch MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Citroen Dispatch passed on its first attempt in 69.0%, and its overall record sits −5.2 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Citroen Dispatch in the 2023–2025 data: 180,027 tests across 24 model years (2000–2023). 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 Dispatch MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Citroen Dispatch, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Dispatch's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Citroen Dispatch DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Citroen Dispatch, each with how many of the model's 180,027 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 17,109 Citroen Dispatch tests, 9.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 13,333 Citroen Dispatch tests, 7.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 11,087 Citroen Dispatch tests, 6.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 10,249 Citroen Dispatch tests, 5.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 8,517 Citroen Dispatch tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 4,826 Citroen Dispatch tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Citroen Dispatch Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Citroen Dispatch model year on record is 2023 (92.1% across 76 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (66.7%). The gap between them is 25.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Citroen Dispatch reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Citroen Dispatch Owners

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

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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 windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Citroen Dispatch MOT & Reliability