Shock absorber leaking on the Citroen Relay
Shock absorber leaking on the Citroen Relay is recorded on 4,708 tests — 8.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 27 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 53,684 tests · every year of the Relay → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen Relay 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, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 1.3%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2014 at 7.1%; best 2021 at 1.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 63 | 2,200 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 150 | 3,304 | 4.5% |
| 2006 | 214 | 8,583 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 329 | 7,136 | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 351 | 9,810 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 240 | 4,522 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 289 | 5,710 | 5.1% |
| 2011 | 248 | 5,068 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 290 | 7,749 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 403 | 5,820 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 563 | 7,976 | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 656 | 15,033 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 313 | 9,862 | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 218 | 8,498 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 81 | 4,798 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 57 | 4,276 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 41 | 2,708 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 34 | 2,594 | 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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Citroen Relay MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →