Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,171 individual Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 77.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdis 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi tested had covered 59,283 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi

1. Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth, 0.5% of tests (11.35x the national rate for this defect)
2. Stop lamps all missing or inoperative, 0.7% of tests (10.95x the national rate for this defect)
3. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.5% of tests (4.59x 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, 2.7% of tests (4.24x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.8% of tests (3.1x the national rate for this defect)
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.7% of tests (2.89x the national rate for this defect)
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.2% of tests (1.83x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.6% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,914 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 10.07% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi year:

• 2020 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi - 75.9% first-time pass, 1,139 tests
• 2021 Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 Pure Cdi - 78.5% first-time pass, 917 tests

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Citroen C3 Picasso - 77.3%
• Citroen Dispatch 1200 En-Prise Bhdi Ss - 77.3%
• Mazda Mx-5 - 77.2%
• Vauxhall Cavalier - 77.2%
• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Fiat Ducato - 77.1%

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

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