Citroen Dispatch 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

51.2% of 4,118 MOT tests of the Citroen Dispatch first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.8 (95% CI 93.6–102.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Dispatch built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	51.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4118
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.6–102.0)	97.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4118
Rank among this model's 21 build years	6	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4118
Tested in 2024	357	tests	median 123,695 miles	2024	357

Built 2003 against Citroen Dispatch normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 51.4% vs 56.3%; age 17: 50.8% vs 51.6%; age 18: 53.6% vs 51.5%; age 19: 50.1% vs 49.9%; age 20: 48.9% vs 47.8%; age 21: 51.5% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 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 2003 Citroen Dispatch fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 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 2003: 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)
16	1,292	51.4	48.7–54.1	56.3	91.4
17	944	50.8	47.7–54	51.6	98.6
18	776	53.6	50.1–57.1	51.5	104.1
19	621	50.1	46.2–54	49.9	100.3
20	485 (rough estimate)	48.9	44.4–53.3	47.8	102.2
21	357 (rough estimate)	51.5	46.4–56.7	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,475 (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 2003 Citroen Dispatch?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is suspension: 52.9 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 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Dispatch built 2003 against the Citroen Dispatch in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	52.9	19.5	2,366
Body, chassis, structure	47.5	25.7	2,125
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	45.1	40.5	2,017
Brakes	30.8	17.2	1,379
Visibility	23.3	18.6	1,043

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,475 (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 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Citroen Dispatch, 2003 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 100.3. 2004: index 98.7.

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 2003 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/2003/

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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