Diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace: MOT pass rate
80% of diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispaces pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,902 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 46,823.
Diesel against the other Citroen Berlingo Multispace versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 80% | 2,902 |
| Petrol | 83.5% | 515 |
| All Citroen Berlingo Multispace | 80.6% | 3,417 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.
On the Citroen Berlingo Multispace specifically, petrol is the strongest at 83.5%, and this diesel version sits 0.6 points below the 80.6% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace had covered 46,823 miles at test, against 39,204 for the petrol. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Citroen Berlingo Multispace page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace
- Audible warning inoperative, 1.6% of tests (5.75x the national rate for this defect)
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 6.4% of tests (4.18x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.9% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.1% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.1% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.7% of tests
From 2,840 DVSA-tracked diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2024, split out from the Citroen Berlingo Multispace's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.17% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4.5% of tests (3.26x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 0.9% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 16.8% of tests, also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.3% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.4% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.5% of tests, also fails
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.9% of tests
From 2,840 DVSA-tracked diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2024.