Does the Citroen C5 Aircross fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Citroen C5 Aircross records 2.94 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.93 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.01, 95% interval +0.45 to +1.57). It ranks 242 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 C5 Aircross by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen C5 Aircross is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 34 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 34 | 0.93 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,641 (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
Other pages for this model
Citroen C5 Aircross in Norway · Citroen C5 Aircross in the Netherlands · Citroen C5 Aircross by postcode area · Citroen C5 Aircross body, chassis and structure failures · Citroen C5 Aircross brakes failures · Citroen C5 Aircross tyres failures · Citroen C5 Aircross visibility failures