Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 660 individual Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Autos 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 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tested had covered 22,312 miles and was built around 2021.

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 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto 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 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.5% of tests (2.57x the national rate for this defect)
2. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.6% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
7. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.8% of tests
8. Lamp not securely attached, 0.7% of tests (5.79x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests

From 707 DVSA-tracked Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.05% of these flagged Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto 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 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto year:

• 2021 Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 87.9% first-time pass, 420 tests
• 2021 Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 89.1% first-time pass, 605 tests

Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto 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 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 89% first-time pass, 657 tests
• Petrol Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 88.1% first-time pass, 428 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

• Cupra Formentor V2 Phev S-A - 88.6%
• SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi - 88.6%
• Porsche Taycan 4s 79kwh - 88.6%
• Volvo Xc40 First Edition P8 Awd - 88.6%
• Audi A8 - 88.5%
• Peugeot Unclassified - 88.5%

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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