Does the Citroen C-Crosser fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Citroen C-Crosser records 15.40 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.21 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+11.19, 95% interval +10.53 to +11.85). It ranks 5 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C-Crosser is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 1,567 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 1,567 | 11.57 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 219 | 1.62 |
| A steering ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment | 143 | 1.06 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 102 | 0.75 |
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 steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?
21.3% of Citroen C-Crosser MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,468 miles later (778 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 778 (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
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