2020 Citroen C4 Cactus: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.1% of 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,902 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 27,028 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all Citroen C4 Cactus (79.6%, 21,387 tests): +11.5 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): +1.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen C4 Cactus model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen C4 Cactus:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 65.6% 393 69,111
2016 71.8% 3,513 61,948
2017 77.8% 5,854 52,706
2018 80.7% 5,387 44,470
2019 82.6% 3,958 36,498
2020 91.1% 1,902 27,028
2021 93.1% 331 27,990

What this means if you are buying a 2020 C4 Cactus

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 11.5 points more often than the Citroen C4 Cactus average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus the average at test was 27,028 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 2021 at 93.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 65.6%. That 27.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2020 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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