What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso?

78.1% of 2016 Citroen C3 Picassos pass the MOT first time, based on 2,023 DVSA tests. The Citroen C3 Picasso averages 77.6% across all model years.

Is a 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso passes 0.5 points more often than the model average of 77.6%. Average mileage at test is 47,590 miles.

2016 Citroen C3 Picasso: MOT pass rate and reliability

78.1% of 2016 Citroen C3 Picassos pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,023 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 47,590 miles.

How the 2016 compares

Against all Citroen C3 Picassos (77.6%, 6,577 tests): +0.5 points
Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -2.8 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen C3 Picasso model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen C3 Picasso:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
2013	76.2%	210	70,583
2014	75.9%	228	59,779
2015	78%	268	53,718
2016	78.1%	2,023	47,590
2017	80.2%	3,274	43,756

What this means if you are buying a 2016 C3 Picasso

The 2016 sits close to the Citroen C3 Picasso 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso the average at test was 47,590 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 2017 at 80.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 75.9%. That 4.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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