Pass rate
72.6%
Below average — 0.5 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 124 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£76
2008 Citroen Grand C4 MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 110,043 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
22.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 73.5% pass
- Avoid 2007 69.0% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 4.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.8%
- Typical mileage
- 110k mi
The 2008 Citroen Grand C4 MOT pass rate is 72.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen Grand C4 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.6× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 19.1% of everything recorded on the 2008 Citroen Grand C4, against 12.2% nationally — 6.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 61% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
- Based on a small sample. 124 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 2008 Citroen Grand C4 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.8%. The median 2008 Citroen Grand C4 in this dataset had covered 110,043 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 65% of tests, with a 71.6% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 74.4% of the time, April–September 69.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 8.06% of tests.
- 124 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.6% overall pass rate, 63.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen Grand C4, the average is 70.9% — best year 2011 (73.5%), worst 2007 (69.0%).
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
- 124
- Typical mileage (median)
- 110,043 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen Grand C4
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Grand C4 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (65% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand C4
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 25 | 72.0% |
| West Midlands | 24 | 70.8% |
| East of England | 21 | 81.0% |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 80.0% |
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 2008 Grand C4
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 2008 Grand C4
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 lights 7.3% of tests
“stop lamp not working”
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 coil springs 4.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 4.0% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush 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.
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 2008 Grand C4 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£76 — and 61% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£76
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 61%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 124 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 →
Every year of the Grand C4, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2007 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.0% to 73.5% — a spread of 4.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 69.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 72.6%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 70.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 69.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 70.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2008 Citroen Grand C4 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 2008 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Corsa 72.6%
- Ford Mondeo 72.5%
- Volkswagen Touran 72.5%
- Hyundai I10 72.5%
- Honda Civic 72.7%
- Skoda Octavia 72.8%
Closest pass rates among 2008 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 2008 Citroen Grand C4 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 357 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 80 | 22.20% | 20.89% | +1.31 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 69 | 19.10% | 12.21% | +6.89 |
| Suspension | 64 | 17.70% | 20.98% | −3.28 |
| Tyres | 48 | 13.30% | 19.76% | −6.46 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 31 | 8.60% | 5.57% | +3.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 28 | 7.80% | 5.52% | +2.28 |
| Visibility | 16 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 1.90% | 4.18% | −2.28 |
| Steering | 7 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 7 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.1% | £80–250 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.3% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.7% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.7% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £40–150 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 3.2% | £5–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 20.2% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 16.1% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.9% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 3 | 100.0% | 44,259 mi |
| 60-90k | 26 | 73.1% | 81,464 mi |
| 90-120k | 45 | 75.6% | 104,539 mi |
| 120k+ | 50 | 68.0% | 151,979 mi |
Source: 124 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.
2008 Grand C4 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Citroen Grand C4?
72.6% of the 124 2008 Citroen Grand C4 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 63.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Citroen Grand C4?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.06%), stop lamp not working (7.26%), headlamp lens slightly defective (5.65%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Citroen Grand C4 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 68.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Citroen Grand C4 in this dataset had covered 110,043 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2008 Citroen Grand C4?
Diesel: 71.6% pass rate across 81 tests. Petrol: 74.4% pass rate across 43 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2008 Citroen Grand C4 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 74.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.