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Does the Citroen C-Crosser fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Citroen C-Crosser records 0.47 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.02, 95% interval −0.14 to +0.10). It ranks 349 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Citroen C-Crosser by registration

What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C-Crosser is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 38 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen C-Crosser: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements380.28

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

Citroen C-Crosser 2007 · Citroen C-Crosser 2008 · Citroen C-Crosser 2009 · Citroen C-Crosser 2010 · Citroen C-Crosser by postcode area · Citroen C-Crosser body, chassis and structure failures · Citroen C-Crosser brakes failures · Citroen C-Crosser lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Citroen C-Crosser noise, emissions and leaks failures · Citroen C-Crosser road wheels failures · Citroen C-Crosser seat belts and airbags failures · Citroen C-Crosser steering failures · Citroen C-Crosser suspension failures · Citroen C-Crosser tyres failures · Citroen C-Crosser visibility failures