Does the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen C4 Grand Picasso records 8.20 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.93, 95% interval +3.73 to +4.13). It ranks 151 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 4,209 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 4,209 | 5.18 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 705 | 0.87 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 260 | 0.32 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 221 | 0.27 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 205 | 0.25 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,192 (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 C4 Grand Picasso gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.3% of Citroen C4 Grand Picasso MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,996 miles later (13,569 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,569 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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