2014 Citroen C4: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 56.5% to 57.8% (±0.7 points).

• 2014 Citroen C457.1%
• All vehicles first used in 201468.6%

That is 11.5 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2014 (68.6%). These cars were about 11 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2014 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2014, failures are more common in suspension (1.6×), lights and electrics (1.3×), body, chassis, structure (3.1×), tyres (1.2×), brakes (1.2×), steering (2.9×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.1×), and less common in noise, emissions, leaks (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2014.

1. Suspension17.8 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 10.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
2. Lights and electrics15.3 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 11.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
3. Body, chassis, structure9.6 in 100 tests3.1× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
4. Tyres8.8 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
5. Brakes8.1 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
6. Steering7.3 in 100 tests2.9× compared with 2.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
7. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors4.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 4.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
8. Noise, emissions, leaks2.5 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
9. Seat belts and airbags2.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014
10. Wheels0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014

All vehicles first used in 2014: the 215 models in our data, 2,266,322 tests (97.3% of all 2,330,102 tests on vehicles first used in 2014). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2014 Citroen C4

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Citroen C4 years

• 2013 Citroen C454.3%
• 2015 Citroen C461.0%
• 2016 Citroen C462.9%

Other cars first used in 2014

• 2014 Ford Fiesta62.4%
• 2014 Vauxhall Corsa57.2%
• 2014 Ford Focus64.3%
• 2014 Volkswagen Golf79.0%
• 2014 MINI Hatch79.4%