Where in Britain does the Citroen C5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 35.5% of 112,677 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Citroen C5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 55.1% against 35.4% elsewhere (+19.7 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −13.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Citroen C5 MOT statistics · check a Citroen C5 by registration
Citroen C5 in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 55.1 | 35.4 | +19.7 | +10.3 to +29.1 | 107 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 47.6 | 35.4 | +12.2 | +8.3 to +16.2 | 611 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 46.6 | 35.4 | +11.1 | +6.7 to +15.6 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 45.7 | 35.4 | +10.3 | +6.9 to +13.8 | 796 |
| Dundee (DD) | 45.5 | 35.4 | +10.1 | +5.1 to +15.0 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.9 | 35.4 | +9.5 | +4.5 to +14.5 | 385 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.3 | 35.4 | +7.8 | +3.2 to +12.5 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 42.9 | 35.3 | +7.6 | +5.3 to +9.8 | 1,884 |
| Worcester (WR) | 42.9 | 35.4 | +7.5 | +3.6 to +11.4 | 620 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 42.5 | 35.4 | +7.1 | +3.8 to +10.3 | 883 |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.4 | 35.4 | +7.1 | +4.3 to +9.8 | 1,270 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 42.3 | 35.4 | +6.9 | +3.6 to +10.2 | 868 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 42.2 | 35.4 | +6.8 | +4.3 to +9.4 | 1,463 |
| Taunton (TA) | 41.6 | 35.4 | +6.2 | +3.1 to +9.3 | 971 |
| London N (N) | 41.5 | 35.4 | +6.0 | +1.4 to +10.7 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 41.4 | 35.4 | +6.0 | +1.9 to +10.1 | 558 |
| Bath (BA) | 41.2 | 35.4 | +5.8 | +2.8 to +8.8 | 1,029 |
| Crewe (CW) | 41.1 | 35.4 | +5.7 | +1.7 to +9.6 | 589 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.7 | 35.4 | +5.3 | +3.1 to +7.6 | 1,836 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 40.4 | 35.4 | +5.0 | +1.2 to +8.7 | 656 |
| Southampton (SO) | 40.2 | 35.4 | +4.8 | +2.1 to +7.5 | 1,277 |
| Swindon (SN) | 39.7 | 35.4 | +4.3 | +0.9 to +7.7 | 818 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 39.6 | 35.4 | +4.2 | +1.7 to +6.8 | 1,438 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 39.6 | 35.4 | +4.2 | +1.8 to +6.6 | 1,596 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 39.6 | 35.4 | +4.2 | −0.5 to +8.8 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 39.4 | 35.4 | +4.0 | +1.9 to +6.1 | 2,126 |
| Dudley (DY) | 39.3 | 35.4 | +3.9 | +0.3 to +7.5 | 717 |
| Hull (HU) | 39.1 | 35.4 | +3.7 | +0.3 to +7.0 | 829 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 39.1 | 35.4 | +3.6 | +0.5 to +6.8 | 906 |
| Halifax (HX) | 39.1 | 35.4 | +3.6 | −2.8 to +10.1 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 39.0 | 35.4 | +3.6 | −0.6 to +7.8 | 520 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 39.0 | 35.4 | +3.5 | −2.2 to +9.3 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 38.9 | 35.4 | +3.5 | +1.0 to +6.1 | 1,418 |
| York (YO) | 38.9 | 35.4 | +3.5 | +0.4 to +6.6 | 951 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 38.6 | 35.4 | +3.2 | −0.6 to +6.9 | 645 |
| Oxford (OX) | 38.2 | 35.4 | +2.7 | −0.3 to +5.8 | 964 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 38.2 | 35.4 | +2.7 | −0.6 to +6.0 | 841 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 38.1 | 35.4 | +2.7 | −1.2 to +6.6 | 611 |
| Chester (CH) | 38.0 | 35.4 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.3 | 1,198 |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.7 | 35.4 | +2.3 | −0.2 to +4.8 | 1,439 |
| Stockport (SK) | 37.6 | 35.4 | +2.2 | −1.2 to +5.7 | 765 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 37.6 | 35.4 | +2.1 | −2.2 to +6.4 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 37.6 | 35.4 | +2.1 | −0.8 to +5.1 | 1,033 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 37.5 | 35.4 | +2.1 | −1.1 to +5.2 | 909 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.5 | 35.4 | +2.1 | −0.3 to +4.4 | 1,673 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.1 | 35.4 | +1.7 | −1.7 to +5.0 | 787 |
| Medway (ME) | 37.0 | 35.4 | +1.6 | −1.1 to +4.3 | 1,220 |
| Guildford (GU) | 36.4 | 35.4 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.4 | 1,479 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 36.3 | 35.4 | +0.8 | −1.9 to +3.5 | 1,258 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.2 | 35.5 | +0.7 | −4.0 to +5.5 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.1 | 35.4 | +0.7 | −1.6 to +2.9 | 1,820 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.8 | 35.4 | +0.4 | −1.8 to +2.5 | 1,976 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.7 | 35.5 | +0.3 | −4.5 to +5.0 | 389 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 35.5 | 35.5 | +0.1 | −2.8 to +2.9 | 1,103 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.5 | 35.5 | +0.0 | −2.5 to +2.5 | 1,449 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.5 | 35.5 | +0.0 | −2.1 to +2.2 | 1,917 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.3 | 35.5 | −0.2 | −4.4 to +4.0 | 505 |
| London SW (SW) | 35.1 | 35.5 | −0.3 | −5.0 to +4.3 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.0 | 35.5 | −0.4 | −3.6 to +2.8 | 856 |
| Inverness (IV) | 35.0 | 35.5 | −0.5 | −5.1 to +4.2 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 34.9 | 35.5 | −0.5 | −4.1 to +3.1 | 687 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 34.8 | 35.5 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.0 | 3,091 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 34.7 | 35.5 | −0.7 | −3.0 to +1.5 | 1,756 |
| Leicester (LE) | 34.6 | 35.5 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.4 | 1,666 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 34.5 | 35.5 | −0.9 | −5.0 to +3.1 | 536 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 34.3 | 35.5 | −1.1 | −6.0 to +3.7 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 34.2 | 35.5 | −1.3 | −3.5 to +1.0 | 1,686 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.2 | 35.5 | −1.3 | −3.7 to +1.1 | 1,535 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 33.9 | 35.5 | −1.6 | −3.6 to +0.3 | 2,256 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.5 | 35.5 | −1.9 | −5.1 to +1.3 | 838 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.5 | 35.5 | −2.0 | −4.6 to +0.6 | 1,260 |
| London SE (SE) | 33.5 | 35.5 | −2.0 | −5.8 to +1.8 | 586 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.4 | 35.5 | −2.1 | −4.3 to +0.2 | 1,720 |
| Preston (PR) | 33.4 | 35.5 | −2.1 | −4.5 to +0.2 | 1,604 |
| Liverpool (L) | 33.3 | 35.5 | −2.2 | −4.8 to +0.4 | 1,298 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.2 | 35.5 | −2.3 | −8.9 to +4.3 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.7 | 35.5 | −2.8 | −5.6 to +0.0 | 1,059 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 32.6 | 35.5 | −2.9 | −6.2 to +0.5 | 742 |
| Coventry (CV) | 32.6 | 35.5 | −2.9 | −5.1 to −0.7 | 1,810 |
| Oldham (OL) | 32.4 | 35.5 | −3.1 | −7.1 to +0.8 | 541 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.0 | 35.5 | −3.4 | −6.1 to −0.8 | 1,195 |
| St Albans (AL) | 32.0 | 35.5 | −3.5 | −7.6 to +0.6 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 32.0 | 35.5 | −3.5 | −5.3 to −1.8 | 2,833 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 31.7 | 35.5 | −3.8 | −7.6 to −0.0 | 587 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.6 | 35.5 | −3.9 | −6.2 to −1.5 | 1,529 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.6 | 35.5 | −3.9 | −7.1 to −0.6 | 778 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.6 | 35.5 | −3.9 | −6.8 to −1.0 | 998 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.5 | 35.5 | −4.0 | −7.9 to −0.0 | 530 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.5 | 35.5 | −4.0 | −7.3 to −0.7 | 756 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.5 | 35.5 | −4.0 | −6.9 to −1.2 | 1,039 |
| Slough (SL) | 31.4 | 35.5 | −4.1 | −7.5 to −0.7 | 729 |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.4 | 35.5 | −4.1 | −7.1 to −1.1 | 928 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.0 | 35.5 | −4.5 | −8.3 to −0.6 | 561 |
| Manchester (M) | 31.0 | 35.5 | −4.5 | −6.7 to −2.3 | 1,695 |
| Harrow (HA) | 30.8 | 35.5 | −4.6 | −9.3 to −0.0 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 30.6 | 35.5 | −4.9 | −6.9 to −2.9 | 2,118 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.6 | 35.6 | −5.0 | −6.7 to −3.4 | 3,109 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.1 | 35.5 | −5.4 | −8.2 to −2.7 | 1,080 |
| Enfield (EN) | 30.0 | 35.5 | −5.5 | −10.6 to −0.5 | 317 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.0 | 35.5 | −5.5 | −9.0 to −2.0 | 664 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.9 | 35.5 | −5.6 | −9.8 to −1.4 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.7 | 35.5 | −5.7 | −11.6 to +0.2 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.4 | 35.5 | −6.1 | −13.3 to +1.2 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 29.4 | 35.5 | −6.1 | −12.0 to −0.2 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 29.3 | 35.5 | −6.2 | −10.3 to −2.1 | 478 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 29.1 | 35.5 | −6.4 | −9.8 to −3.0 | 677 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.0 | 35.5 | −6.5 | −9.8 to −3.2 | 742 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.9 | 35.6 | −6.7 | −8.8 to −4.6 | 1,809 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 28.7 | 35.5 | −6.8 | −10.4 to −3.2 | 614 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.3 | 35.5 | −7.2 | −10.8 to −3.7 | 616 |
| London NW (NW) | 28.0 | 35.5 | −7.5 | −11.9 to −3.0 | 389 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 26.1 | 35.5 | −9.4 | −16.1 to −2.7 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.7 | 35.5 | −10.9 | −13.7 to −8.0 | 867 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.5 | 35.5 | −12.0 | −17.7 to −6.3 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 22.6 | 35.6 | −13.0 | −15.6 to −10.4 | 975 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 112,677 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Citroen C5 2001 · Citroen C5 2002 · Citroen C5 2003 · Citroen C5 2004 · Citroen C5 2005 · Citroen C5 2006 · Citroen C5 2007 · Citroen C5 2008 · Citroen C5 2009 · Citroen C5 2010 · Citroen C5 2011 · Citroen C5 2012 · Citroen C5 2013 · Citroen C5 2014 · Citroen C5 2015 · Citroen C5 2016 · Citroen C5 2019 · Citroen C5 2020 · Citroen C5 in Norway · Citroen C5 in Finland · Citroen C5 in the Netherlands · Citroen C5 body, chassis and structure failures · Citroen C5 brakes failures · Citroen C5 vehicle identification failures · Citroen C5 lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Citroen C5 noise, emissions and leaks failures · Citroen C5 road wheels failures · Citroen C5 seat belts and airbags failures · Citroen C5 steering failures · Citroen C5 suspension failures · Citroen C5 tyres failures · Citroen C5 visibility failures