2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso MOT pass rate and common faults
MOT tests in 2025, published 22 Jun 2026. DVSA publishes a new year each summer.
3,456 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso cars first used in 2016 had an MOT in 2025, at about 9 years old, and 62.2% passed first time. That is below the 74.9% for all cars first used in 2016.
The year is when the car was first used, as on its V5C log book, not the model year.
Common failures
The share of 2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso cars tested that failed on, or had fixed at the station, each item. Worth checking before the MOT or before you buy.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | 6.6% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | 4.9% |
| Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play | 4.7% |
| Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 4.1% |
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | 3.5% |
| Headlamp: not working on dipped beam | 3.3% |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Common advisories
Things the tester noticed that were not bad enough to fail. They often turn into failures later. What advisories mean for the next MOT.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge | 25.8% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin | 12.5% |
| Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement | 11.8% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened | 11.3% |
| Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive | 7.4% |
| Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing | 6.3% |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Where the faults are
The share of cars tested with at least one failure or fix in each part of the car.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14.3% |
| Suspension | 11.4% |
| Tyres | 9.1% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.6% |
| Brakes | 7.3% |
| Steering | 5.5% |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Typical mileage
Recorded mileage at the MOT. A car well above this range has done more work than most; one far below is worth a closer look at its MOT history.
| Cars | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,452 | 59,000 | 74,000 miles | 93,200 |
The middle half of cars fall between the low and high figures. Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Other Citroen C4 Grand Picasso years
| Year | Tests | Passed first time | All cars that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,180 | 69.1% | 80.9% |
| 2017 | 6,966 | 64.7% | 78.2% |
| 2016 | 3,456 | 62.2% | 74.9% |
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso MOT results for all years.
- Years with fewer than 1,000 tests have no page of their own. How these figures are worked out.
Checking one car?
These figures describe groups of cars. A vehicle history report shows the full MOT history, mileage, outstanding finance, write-offs and stolen records for one registration.
Figures from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing data for MOT tests in 2025, published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Analysis by Motoring Insider. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we work out these figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.