Does the Citroen C4 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Citroen C4 records 11.33 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.03 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.30, 95% interval +2.23 to +2.37). It ranks 101 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C4 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 51,142 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen C4: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	51,142	5.50
A tyre seriously damaged	22,393	2.41
A tyre cords visible or damaged	20,240	2.18
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	2,807	0.30
Tyre obviously under inflated	2,498	0.27

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 929,147 (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 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.7% of Citroen C4 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,855 miles later (202,352 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 202,352 (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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