4,201 tests in 2025
Citroen E-C4 reliability and MOT pass rate
84.9% passed first time. The 15.1% fail rate is 7.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 23,861 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Citroen C4 page.
Pass rate
84.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 15.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
23,861 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 4,098 | 15.3% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the E-C4 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension3 dangerous38.5%
- Tyres147 dangerous38.2%
- Visibility29.8%
- Brakes29 dangerous16.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.3%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.4%
- Body, chassis, structure0.8%
- Identification of the vehicle0.6%
Is the E-C4 getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 14.4% from 2024 to 2025 while the age of a typical one barely moved, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 749 | 3 | 16% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 2,515 | 3 | 14.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical E-C4 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a E-C4 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords119 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively118 tests
- 3Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt97 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn65 tests
- 5Condition: has ply or cords exposed56 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm54 tests
- 7Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid49 tests
- 8Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn48 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E-C4 collects 1.94 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm734 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened471 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn148 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords140 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm139 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt126 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre111 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure100 tests
Questions
What is the Citroen E-C4 MOT pass rate?
84.9% of the 4,201 Citroen E-C4 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 15.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Citroen E-C4 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 119 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, suspension appears in 38.5% of failures, tyres appears in 38.2% of failures, visibility appears in 29.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.3%; at 3-5 years it was 15.3%. The median Citroen E-C4 tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 23,861 miles.
Is the Citroen E-C4 getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 14.4% from 2024 to 2025 while the age of a typical one barely moved, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every E-C4 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Citroen models
Checking a particular E-C4?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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