Citroen C-Crosser 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

37.1% of 3,018 MOT tests of the Citroen C-Crosser first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 93.8 (95% CI 88.3–99.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 Citroen C-Crosser fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Citroen C-Crosser built in 2010 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	37.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3018
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 88.3–99.3)	93.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3018
Rank among this model's 4 build years	1	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3018
Tested in 2024	419	tests	median 116,658 miles	2024	419

Built 2010 against Citroen C-Crosser normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 34.1% vs 37.1%; age 10: 34.9% vs 37.8%; age 11: 35% vs 39.7%; age 12: 37.7% vs 38.8%; age 13: 41.4% vs 41.4%; age 14: 41.1% vs 43.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2010 Citroen C-Crosser by registration · All Citroen C-Crosser MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2010 Citroen C-Crosser fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Citroen C-Crosser built 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
9	572	34.1	30.3–38.1	37.1	92
10	518	34.9	31–39.1	37.8	92.4
11	532	35	31–39.1	39.7	88.2
12	499 (rough estimate)	37.7	33.5–42	38.8	97.2
13	478 (rough estimate)	41.4	37.1–45.9	41.4	99.9
14	419 (rough estimate)	41.1	36.4–45.8	43.8	93.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,018 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2010 Citroen C-Crosser?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is brakes: 22.6 items per 100 first tests, against 25 across all build years of the Citroen C-Crosser. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen C-Crosser built 2010 against the Citroen C-Crosser in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2010, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	22.6	25	681
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	22.5	29.4	680
Suspension	20.1	39	606
Steering	15.8	15.4	476
Visibility	10.6	11.5	319

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,018 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Citroen C-Crosser, 2010 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 102.1.

Citroen C-Crosser build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	111.4	103.6–119.3	worse (rough estimate)	1,571
2008	101.6	97.2–106.0	no different	4,742
2009	102.1	97.0–107.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,718
2010	93.8	88.3–99.3	better (rough estimate)	3,018

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,049 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Citroen C-Crosser 2010 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/citroen-c-crosser/2010/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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