2011 Citroen C4: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.6% of 2011 Citroen C4s pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,991 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,338 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Citroen C4s (66.5%, 128,506 tests): -3.9 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -6.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen C4 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen C4:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2005 63% 922 96,020
2006 59.9% 1,809 95,122
2007 59.5% 5,505 104,895
2008 57% 7,135 106,096
2009 58.2% 5,107 103,158
2010 58% 6,088 103,581
2011 62.6% 6,991 102,338
2012 63.6% 8,424 95,767
2013 63.1% 12,121 88,991
2014 64.5% 20,597 85,307
2015 69.6% 27,553 77,048
2016 73.1% 17,438 70,181
2017 80.8% 991 77,240
2018 82.2% 2,751 50,503
2019 83.8% 4,790 40,567

What this means if you are buying a 2011 C4

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.9 points less often than the Citroen C4 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2011 Citroen C4 the average at test was 102,338 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 2019 at 83.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 57%. That 26.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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