Does the Citroen C-Crosser fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen C-Crosser records 24.97 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.81 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.16, 95% interval +7.32 to +9.00). It ranks 84 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C-Crosser is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 1,100 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,100 | 8.12 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 410 | 3.03 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 385 | 2.84 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 248 | 1.83 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 153 | 1.13 |
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
If a Citroen C-Crosser gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.1% of Citroen C-Crosser MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,989 miles later (4,001 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,001 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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