2009 Citroen C2: MOT pass rate and reliability
60.6% of 2009 Citroen C2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,154 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,667 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Citroen C2s (60.6%, 10,837 tests): +0 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): -5.5 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 2009 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 2009 C2
The 2009 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 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 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 2009 Citroen C2 the average at test was 81,667 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2006 at 62.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 57.6%. That 4.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Citroen C2 - 62.1%
- 2007 Citroen C2 - 62.1%
- 2008 Citroen C2 - 61.4%
- 2010 Citroen C2 - 57.6%