How reliable is the Citroen C-Crosser compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Citroen C-Crosser, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 54.6% across 1,439 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Citroen C-Crosser?

The item recorded most often is "A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play", which appears in 22.9% of failed Citroen C-Crosser tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Citroen C-Crosser?

The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 39.5% of all Citroen C-Crosser tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Citroen C-Crosser usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 129,270 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Model reliability file

Citroen C-Crosser MOT pass rate & common failures

From 1,439 recorded MOT tests of the Citroen C-Crosser, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 1,439 MOT tests, 54.6% of Citroen C-Crosser tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Citroen C-Crosser fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, which appears in 22.9% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 129,270 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

54.6%unadjusted, not comparable1,439 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the C-Crosser. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 1,439 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Citroen C-Crosser tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play22.9%
131 occurrencesBall joint worn explained
2.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning21.8%
125 occurrencesLamp not working explained
3.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn16.2%
93 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
4.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded14.1%
81 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained
5.The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements13.8%
79 occurrencesHeadlamp aim incorrect explained
6.A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc11.7%
67 occurrencesSuspension joint dust cover missing or split explained
7.A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc10.8%
62 occurrencesSuspension joint dust cover missing or split explained
8.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements10.6%
61 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
9.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake9.4%
54 occurrencesBrake binding or imbalanced across an axle explained
10.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm8.7%
50 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Citroen C-Crosser tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded39.5%
568 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements32.0%
460 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
3.A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded24.6%
354 testsSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
4.A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded23.8%
343 testsSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
5.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured23.8%
342 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
6.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn17.7%
254 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
7.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users17.7%
254 tests
8.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened16.5%
237 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained

What gets tested

The C-Crosser fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 129,270
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel99.7%

Check a specific Citroen C-Crosser

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Citroen models

Citroen C3 — 63.9% adjusted
Citroen Berlingo — 61.9% adjusted
Citroen C1 — 68.7% adjusted
Citroen C4 — 63.8% adjusted
Citroen DS3 — 51.9% adjusted
Citroen Dispatch — 62.0% adjusted
All Citroen models

Common questions

How reliable is the Citroen C-Crosser compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Citroen C-Crosser, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 54.6% across 1,439 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Citroen C-Crosser?: The item recorded most often is "A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play", which appears in 22.9% of failed Citroen C-Crosser tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Citroen C-Crosser?: The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 39.5% of all Citroen C-Crosser tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Citroen C-Crosser usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 129,270 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.