Citroen C4 Cactus 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

12.0% of 3,831 MOT tests of the Citroen C4 Cactus first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 75.9 (95% CI 68.9–82.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Citroen C4 Cactus built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	12.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3831
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 68.9–82.8)	75.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3831
Rank among this model's 6 build years	1	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3831
Tested in 2024	1897	tests	median 24,921 miles	2024	1897

Built 2020 against Citroen C4 Cactus normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.1% vs 13.7%; age 4: 13% vs 18%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus by registration · All Citroen C4 Cactus MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Citroen C4 Cactus built 2020: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	1,934	11.1	9.7–12.5	13.7	80.6
4	1,897	13	11.6–14.6	18	72.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,831 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2020 Citroen C4 Cactus?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is visibility: 5.1 items per 100 first tests, against 10.8 across all build years of the Citroen C4 Cactus. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen C4 Cactus built 2020 against the Citroen C4 Cactus in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	5.1	10.8	198
Tyres	4	6.7	156
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.3	9.3	128
Brakes	3.3	4.9	128
Body, chassis, structure	1	4.1	40

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,903 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Citroen C4 Cactus, 2020 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 95.8.

Citroen C4 Cactus build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2015	111.1	100.8–121.4	worse (rough estimate)	1,395
2016	113.1	110.2–116.0	worse	20,569
2017	101.1	98.7–103.5	no different	30,726
2018	97.8	94.9–100.7	no different	21,689
2019	95.8	91.8–99.9	better	11,989
2020	75.9	68.9–82.8	better (rough estimate)	3,831

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 90,199 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Citroen C4 Cactus 2020 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/citroen-c4-cactus/2020/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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