Citroen C4 Cactus: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Citroen C4 Cactus passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 2.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 21,500 individual Citroen C4 Cactus tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 21 in every 100 Citroen C4 Cactus presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Citroen C4 Cactus tested had covered 46,096 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Citroen C4 Cactus bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Citroen C4 Cactus

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.5% of tests (2.58x the national rate for this defect)
2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.5% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this defect)
3. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.4% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this defect)
5. 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 (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.4% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.9% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.1% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests

From 29,991 DVSA-tracked Citroen C4 Cactus tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.42% of these flagged Citroen C4 Cactus defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Citroen C4 Cactus pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Citroen C4 Cactus year:

• 2015 Citroen C4 Cactus - 65.6% first-time pass, 393 tests
• 2016 Citroen C4 Cactus - 71.8% first-time pass, 3,513 tests
• 2017 Citroen C4 Cactus - 77.8% first-time pass, 5,854 tests
• 2018 Citroen C4 Cactus - 80.7% first-time pass, 5,387 tests
• 2019 Citroen C4 Cactus - 82.6% first-time pass, 3,958 tests
• 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus - 91.1% first-time pass, 1,902 tests
• 2021 Citroen C4 Cactus - 93.1% first-time pass, 331 tests

Citroen C4 Cactus by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Citroen C4 Cactus - 81% first-time pass, 15,820 tests
• Diesel Citroen C4 Cactus - 75.6% first-time pass, 5,567 tests

Other Citroen models

• Citroen C3 - 70.4%
• Citroen Berlingo - 68.3%
• Citroen C1 - 75.1%
• Citroen C4 - 66%
• Citroen Ds3 - 60.4%
• Citroen Dispatch - 66.2%
• Citroen Xsara - 58%
• Citroen C3 Aircross - 86.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Cascada - 79.3%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Fiat 500x - 79.2%
• Subaru Outback - 79.2%
• Fiat Hymer - 79.2%
• Honda Unclassified - 79.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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