Does the Citroen Relay fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen Relay records 23.92 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.78 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.14, 95% interval +2.80 to +3.47). It ranks 176 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Relay is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 3,679 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,679 | 4.40 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 2,565 | 3.07 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,760 | 2.11 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,756 | 2.10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 1,660 | 1.99 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 83,549 (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 Relay gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
19.9% of Citroen Relay MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,994 miles later (11,465 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,465 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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