Does the Citroen C3 Aircross fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen C3 Aircross records 6.08 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.25 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.83, 95% interval +2.67 to +2.99). It ranks 185 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Citroen C3 Aircross by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C3 Aircross is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,721 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,721 | 1.96 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,625 | 1.85 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 556 | 0.63 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 402 | 0.46 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 199 | 0.23 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 87,940 (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 C3 Aircross gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.1% of Citroen C3 Aircross MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,062 miles later (13,312 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,312 (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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