Does the Citroen Berlingo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen Berlingo records 14.07 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.01 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.94, 95% interval −5.02 to −4.86). It ranks 566 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Citroen Berlingo by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Berlingo is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 32,011 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 32,011 | 2.93 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 14,719 | 1.35 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 12,641 | 1.16 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 10,571 | 0.97 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 8,858 | 0.81 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,091,034 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Citroen Berlingo gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
13.9% of Citroen Berlingo MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,172 miles later (167,998 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 167,998 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Citroen Berlingo 1998 · Citroen Berlingo 1999 · Citroen Berlingo 2000 · Citroen Berlingo 2001 · Citroen Berlingo 2002 · Citroen Berlingo 2003 · Citroen Berlingo 2004 · Citroen Berlingo 2005 · Citroen Berlingo 2006 · Citroen Berlingo 2007 · Citroen Berlingo 2008 · Citroen Berlingo 2009 · Citroen Berlingo 2010 · Citroen Berlingo 2011 · Citroen Berlingo 2012 · Citroen Berlingo 2013 · Citroen Berlingo 2014 · Citroen Berlingo 2015 · Citroen Berlingo 2016 · Citroen Berlingo 2017 · Citroen Berlingo 2018 · Citroen Berlingo 2019 · Citroen Berlingo 2020 · Citroen Berlingo in Norway · Citroen Berlingo in Finland · Citroen Berlingo in the Netherlands · Citroen Berlingo by postcode area · Citroen Berlingo body, chassis and structure failures · Citroen Berlingo vehicle identification failures · Citroen Berlingo lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Citroen Berlingo noise, emissions and leaks failures · Citroen Berlingo road wheels failures · Citroen Berlingo seat belts and airbags failures · Citroen Berlingo steering failures · Citroen Berlingo suspension failures · Citroen Berlingo tyres failures · Citroen Berlingo visibility failures