Citroen Dispatch 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

52.7% of 2,405 MOT tests of the Citroen Dispatch first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.3 (95% CI 94.8–105.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Citroen Dispatch built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	52.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2405
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.8–105.9)	100.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2405
Rank among this model's 21 build years	12	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2405
Tested in 2024	230	tests	median 124,189 miles	2024	230

Built 2002 against Citroen Dispatch normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 54.1% vs 55.6%; age 18: 50.7% vs 52%; age 19: 55.2% vs 51.5%; age 20: 49.5% vs 47.6%; age 21: 45.8% vs n/a%; age 22: 44.8% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Citroen Dispatch by registration · All Citroen Dispatch 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 2002 Citroen Dispatch fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 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 Dispatch built 2002: 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)
17	893	54.1	50.8–57.3	55.6	97.2
18	625	50.7	46.8–54.6	52	97.5
19	505	55.2	50.9–59.5	51.5	107.2
20	382 (rough estimate)	49.5	44.5–54.5	47.6	104
21	319 (rough estimate)	45.8	40.4–51.3	not available	not available
22	230 (rough estimate)	44.8	38.5–51.2	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,954 (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 2002 Citroen Dispatch?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is suspension: 53.1 items per 100 first tests, against 19.5 across all build years of the Citroen Dispatch. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Dispatch built 2002 against the Citroen Dispatch in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	53.1	19.5	1,570
Body, chassis, structure	47.9	25.7	1,416
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	47.7	40.5	1,408
Brakes	33	17.2	974
Visibility	24.8	18.6	733

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,954 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Citroen Dispatch, 2002 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 93.5. 2003: index 97.8.

Citroen Dispatch build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	100.8	89.2–112.5	no different (rough estimate)	534
2001	93.5	85.6–101.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,087
2002	100.3	94.8–105.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,405
2003	97.8	93.6–102.0	no different	4,118
2004	98.7	95.4–102.0	no different	6,671
2005	102.4	99.4–105.4	no different	8,396
2006	99.2	96.5–101.9	no different	10,396
2007	98.6	96.4–100.9	no different	14,797
2008	97.5	95.3–99.6	better	15,401
2009	100.3	97.8–102.8	no different	12,094
2010	100.0	97.8–102.2	no different	15,646
2011	103.9	101.5–106.2	worse	14,033
2012	101.4	98.8–104.0	no different	12,042
2013	101.8	99.5–104.1	no different	16,219
2014	105.0	102.9–107.1	worse	21,100
2015	111.8	109.7–113.8	worse	25,835
2016	109.7	107.4–111.9	worse	22,880
2017	78.5	76.6–80.4	better	25,112
2018	89.9	87.4–92.3	better	18,206
2019	97.1	94.1–100.2	no different	13,439
2020	97.9	93.3–102.6	no different	6,313

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 266,724 (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 Dispatch 2002 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-dispatch/2002/

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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