2006 Citroen C2: MOT pass rate and reliability
62.1% of 2006 Citroen C2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,697 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,045 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Citroen C2s (60.6%, 10,837 tests): +1.5 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Citroen C2 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen C2:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.2% | 1,245 | 87,526 |
| 2005 | 58.9% | 1,619 | 88,331 |
| 2006 | 62.1% | 1,697 | 85,045 |
| 2007 | 62.1% | 1,976 | 83,949 |
| 2008 | 61.4% | 1,746 | 82,374 |
| 2009 | 60.6% | 2,154 | 81,667 |
| 2010 | 57.6% | 269 | 79,879 |
What this means if you are buying a 2006 C2
The 2006 sits close to the Citroen C2 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 20-year-old car fails on
A 2006 car is 20 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2006 Citroen C2 the average at test was 85,045 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
2006 is the strongest year on record for this model at 62.1%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2004 Citroen C2 - 58.2%
- 2005 Citroen C2 - 58.9%
- 2007 Citroen C2 - 62.1%
- 2008 Citroen C2 - 61.4%
- 2009 Citroen C2 - 60.6%