Citroen Berlingo MOT pass rate: 68.1% (163,538 tests, 2025)

Name: Citroen Berlingo MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Citroen Berlingo passed 68.1% of its 163,538 MOT tests in 2025 — 9.4 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 94,979 miles on the clock.

68.1%Pass rate (2025)

163,538MOT tests analysed

94,979 miMedian mileage at test

10 yrsMedian age at test

How the Berlingo compares

Citroen Berlingo

68.1%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Citroen average (all models)

71.1%

What fails most on the Citroen Berlingo

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Berlingo:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52,226	33.0%
2	Suspension	29,577	18.7%
3	Brakes	20,462	12.9%
4	Body, chassis, structure	16,380	10.4%
5	Tyres	15,262	9.7%
6	Visibility	10,784	6.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Berlingo owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Berlingo pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2015, 2017, 2018. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2006, 2007. Full ranking and method: Citroen Berlingo years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	2,788	61.5%	-5.1 pts	116,811	61.5% visual scale
2002	4,914	60.9%	-4.7 pts	112,405	60.9% visual scale
2003	8,496	60.4%	-4.6 pts	115,824	60.4% visual scale
2004	10,586	60.2%	-4.1 pts	115,698	60.2% visual scale
2005	11,364	59.9%	-4.6 pts	114,612	59.9% visual scale
2006	15,377	61.5%	-3.0 pts	114,808	61.5% visual scale
2007	15,958	61.7%	-3.4 pts	111,764	61.7% visual scale
2008	16,775	60.3%	-4.9 pts	114,772	60.3% visual scale
2009	24,348	61.1%	-5.3 pts	115,852	61.1% visual scale
2010	22,073	61.7%	-5.6 pts	120,158	61.7% visual scale
2011	24,033	62.0%	-7.2 pts	115,184	62.0% visual scale
2012	29,056	63.2%	-8.1 pts	106,813	63.2% visual scale
2013	36,893	65.8%	-7.6 pts	105,051	65.8% visual scale
2014	42,580	66.3%	-9.6 pts	97,658	66.3% visual scale
2015	45,048	68.6%	-10.1 pts	90,178	68.6% visual scale
2016	42,082	71.6%	-9.8 pts	83,080	71.6% visual scale
2017	36,879	72.3%	-11.7 pts	79,314	72.3% visual scale
2018	38,263	74.9%	-11.5 pts	68,723	74.9% visual scale
2019	42,031	80.5%	-7.9 pts	53,879	80.5% visual scale
2020	35,039	81.3%	-8.6 pts	48,586	81.3% visual scale
2021	10,058	81.3%	-9.1 pts	44,184	81.3% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 1,732 cars · 9.9% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 566 cars · 9.0% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 2,631 cars · 8.4% failed the same item the next year
Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 2,172 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 2,032 cars · 5.4% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Berlingo before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Citroen models

C370.4% pass rate · 171,361 tests C174.9% pass rate · 157,477 tests C465.6% pass rate · 116,599 tests DS360.5% pass rate · 68,014 tests Dispatch66.9% pass rate · 37,135 tests C3 Aircross84.8% pass rate · 24,562 tests C4 Cactus77.1% pass rate · 21,042 tests Xsara59.3% pass rate · 19,372 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Citroen Berlingo?

In 2025, 68.1% of 163,538 first MOT tests on the Citroen Berlingo were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Berlingo fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (33.0% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Citroen Berlingo reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 68.1% it performs below the national average at a median age of 10 years and 94,979 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.