Does the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Citroen Grand C4 Picasso records 14.25 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.98, 95% interval +7.61 to +8.35). It ranks 62 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 3,046 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 3,046 | 7.67 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 1,201 | 3.02 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 263 | 0.66 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 168 | 0.42 |
| A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure | 121 | 0.30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,729 (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
If a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.7% of Citroen Grand C4 Picasso MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,370 miles later (643 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 643 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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