Petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace: MOT pass rate
83.5% of petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispaces pass the MOT first time, measured across 515 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 39,204.
Petrol 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
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Citroen Berlingo Multispace specifically, petrol is the strongest at 83.5%, and this petrol version sits 2.9 points above the 80.6% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. 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 petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace had covered 39,204 miles at test, against 46,823 for the diesel. 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 petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.5% of tests (2.95x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
- Audible warning inoperative, 2.6% of tests (9.07x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.4% of tests
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.8% of tests
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.6% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.2% of tests
From 509 DVSA-tracked petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2024, split out from the Citroen Berlingo Multispace's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.08% 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 petrol 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, 2.9% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 21.8% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.4% of tests, also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.9% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.5% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.1% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.4% of tests
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2% of tests
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2% of tests
- Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.4% of tests
From 509 DVSA-tracked petrol Citroen Berlingo Multispace tests, 2024.