2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.9% of 2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picassos pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,516 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 70,947 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Citroen C4 Grand Picassos (73.7%, 14,598 tests): -1.8 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen C4 Grand 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 C4 Grand Picasso:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 71.3% 307 89,076
2016 71.9% 3,516 70,947
2017 73.3% 7,087 64,684
2018 78.5% 3,206 57,322

What this means if you are buying a 2016 C4 Grand Picasso

The 2016 sits close to the Citroen C4 Grand 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso the average at test was 70,947 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 2018 at 78.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 71.3%. That 7.2 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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