2017 Citroen C4: MOT pass rate and reliability

80.8% of 2017 Citroen C4s pass the MOT first time, measured across 991 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 77,240 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Citroen C4s (66.5%, 128,506 tests): +14.3 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): -2.7 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 2017 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 2017 C4

The 2017 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 14.3 points more often than the Citroen C4 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 2017 Citroen C4 the average at test was 77,240 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 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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