Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

48.7% of 540 MOT tests of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 89.7 (95% CI 78.9–100.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2007 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 Grand C4 Picasso built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	540
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 78.9–100.6)	89.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	540
Rank among this model's 8 build years	2	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	540
Tested in 2024	40	tests	median 106,901 miles	2024	40

Built 2007 against Citroen Grand C4 Picasso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 51.8% vs 56.5%; age 13: 41.6% vs 51.5%; age 14: 50% vs 55%; age 15: 53.4% vs 53%; age 16: 50.8% vs n/a%; age 17: 47.5% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2007 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 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 Grand C4 Picasso built 2007: 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)
12	197 (rough estimate)	51.8	44.8–58.7	56.5	91.6
13	154 (rough estimate)	41.6	34.1–49.5	51.5	80.7
14	116 (rough estimate)	50	41–59	55	91
15	73 (rough estimate)	53.4	42.1–64.4	53	100.8
16	59 (rough estimate)	50.8	38.4–63.2	not available	not available
17	40 (rough estimate)	47.5	32.9–62.5	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 639 (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 2007 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 59.9 items per 100 first tests, against 51.1 across all build years of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Grand C4 Picasso built 2007 against the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	59.9	51.1	383
Suspension	19.4	19	124
Brakes	19.2	18.8	123
Body, chassis, structure	18.5	14.2	118
Visibility	14.2	12.3	91

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 639 (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 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, 2007 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 100.4.

Citroen Grand C4 Picasso build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	89.7	78.9–100.6	no different (rough estimate)	540
2008	100.4	95.0–105.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,525
2009	100.9	98.3–103.4	no different	11,301
2010	102.6	99.9–105.3	no different	10,447
2011	93.8	90.8–96.8	better	8,103
2012	97.4	93.5–101.3	no different	5,261
2013	114.5	93.7–135.3	no different (rough estimate)	226
2014	79.6	66.8–92.4	better (rough estimate)	422

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 38,825 (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 Grand C4 Picasso 2007 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-grand/2007/

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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