Citroen C4 Grand Picasso: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Citroen C4 Grand Picasso fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 3.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 14,676 individual Citroen C4 Grand Picasso tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 73.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 27 in every 100 Citroen C4 Grand Picassos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Citroen C4 Grand Picasso tested had covered 65,304 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Citroen C4 Grand Picasso sits 3.4 points below the national average, ranked 1,671 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Citroen C4 Grand Picasso rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Citroen C4 Grand Picasso: £475 at UK salvage auction, from 16 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso

1. A shock absorber which has negligible damping effect, 0.8% of tests (6.34x the national rate for this defect)
2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.9% of tests (3.21x the national rate for this defect)
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.8% of tests (2.7x the national rate for this defect)
4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.4% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
6. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.4% of tests (1.83x the national rate for this defect)
7. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.5% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.1% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.4% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)

From 14,616 DVSA-tracked Citroen C4 Grand Picasso tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.59% of these flagged Citroen C4 Grand Picasso defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber which has negligible damping effect, 1.2% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.8% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 38.3% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.7% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 18.1% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 12.3% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 3.3% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.8% of tests
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.7% of tests

From 14,616 DVSA-tracked Citroen C4 Grand Picasso tests, 2024.

Citroen C4 Grand Picasso pass rate by model year

From its 2015 to its 2018 model year, the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso's first-time pass rate has risen 7.2 points, from 71.3% to 78.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Citroen C4 Grand Picasso year:

• 2015 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 71.3% first-time pass, 307 tests
• 2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 71.9% first-time pass, 3,516 tests
• 2017 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 73.3% first-time pass, 7,087 tests
• 2018 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 78.5% first-time pass, 3,206 tests

Citroen C4 Grand Picasso by fuel type

The Citroen C4 Grand Picasso's two most-tested fuel types split by 4.9 points: diesel passes first time 73.3% of the time (13,581 tests) against 78.2% for petrol (1,017 tests).

• Diesel Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 73.3% first-time pass, 13,581 tests
• Petrol Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - 78.2% first-time pass, 1,017 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

• Mazda 2 - 73.4%
• Mazda 3 - 73.4%
• Mitsubishi Shogun - 73.3%
• Volkswagen Crafter - 73.2%
• BMW 123 - 73.2%
• BMW Z3 - 73.1%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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