Citroen Relay MOT pass rate: 68.5% (13,424 tests, 2025)

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

The Citroen Relay passed 68.5% of its 13,424 MOT tests in 2025 — 9.0 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 12 years old with 98,664 miles on the clock.

68.5%Pass rate (2025)

13,424MOT tests analysed

98,664 miMedian mileage at test

12 yrsMedian age at test

How the Relay compares

Citroen Relay

68.5%

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 Relay

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	3,397	23.8%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,316	23.3%
3	Brakes	3,223	22.6%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,751	12.3%
5	Visibility	876	6.1%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	652	4.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Relay owners

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

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
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
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

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 →

Relay pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2006	2,228	59.3%	-5.1 pts	109,494	59.3% visual scale
2007	2,687	58.3%	-6.8 pts	121,730	58.3% visual scale
2008	2,539	64.2%	-0.9 pts	119,645	64.2% visual scale
2009	1,716	63.1%	-3.3 pts	119,494	63.1% visual scale
2010	2,219	67.0%	-0.3 pts	118,435	67.0% visual scale
2011	1,977	67.3%	-1.9 pts	116,290	67.3% visual scale
2012	2,072	70.0%	-1.2 pts	104,924	70.0% visual scale
2013	2,338	70.7%	-2.6 pts	101,219	70.7% visual scale
2014	3,160	69.7%	-6.1 pts	98,162	69.7% visual scale
2015	4,069	73.6%	-5.1 pts	91,664	73.6% visual scale
2016	4,035	76.4%	-4.9 pts	80,362	76.4% visual scale
2017	3,436	77.3%	-6.7 pts	76,977	77.3% visual scale
2018	2,083	80.8%	-5.4 pts	50,269	80.8% visual scale
2019	1,528	84.8%	-3.5 pts	40,689	84.8% 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
Noise, emissions and leaks: 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):

Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 571 cars · 11.6% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 639 cars · 8.8% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 205 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 233 cars · 5.6% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 509 cars · 5.5% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Relay 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 Berlingo68.1% pass rate · 163,538 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

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Citroen Relay?

In 2025, 68.5% of 13,424 first MOT tests on the Citroen Relay were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Relay fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (23.8% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Citroen Relay reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 68.5% it performs below the national average at a median age of 12 years and 98,664 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.