Does the Citroen C-Crosser fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Citroen C-Crosser records 4.07 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.56 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.49, 95% interval −4.99 to −4.00). It ranks 534 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Citroen C-Crosser by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C-Crosser is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 127 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 127 | 0.94 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 78 | 0.58 |
| Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap | 73 | 0.54 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 42 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,549 (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
Other pages for this model
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