Mercedes-Benz Citan MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 72.1% of 20,306 MOT tests on the Mercedes-Benz Citan ended in a pass, 4.4 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 70.9% against 82.0%, ranking 141st of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Mercedes-Benz Citan MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2947 tests | 77.7% | 45,000 · 29k to 63k |
| 31,741 tests | 79.5% | 57,000 · 37k to 79k |
| 43,048 tests | 76.3% | 65,000 · 45k to 89k |
| 53,387 tests | 75.1% | 73,000 · 53k to 99k |
| 63,382 tests | 72.0% | 87,000 · 63k to 113k |
| 73,000 tests | 70.2% | 93,000 · 69k to 123k |
| 82,273 tests | 65.1% | 103,000 · 77k to 135k |
| 91,803 tests | 64.7% | 113,000 · 85k to 145k |
| 10725 tests | 63.6% | 117,000 · 93k to 149k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Mercedes-Benz Citan. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Citan
The parts that come up most often in Mercedes-Benz Citan MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific Citan
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Other Mercedes-Benz models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Mercedes-Benz models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.