Does the Citroen C3 Aircross fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Citroen C3 Aircross records 1.84 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.93 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.09, 95% interval −1.21 to −0.98). It ranks 345 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Citroen C3 Aircross by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C3 Aircross is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 294 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen C3 Aircross: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	294	0.33
Lamp not securely attached	260	0.30
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	164	0.19
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	139	0.16
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	130	0.15

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

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