Does the Citroen Spacetourer fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Citroen Spacetourer records 5.55 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.47 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.08, 95% interval +1.62 to +2.54). It ranks 220 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Citroen Spacetourer by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Spacetourer is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 284 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 284 | 2.81 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 69 | 0.68 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth | 43 | 0.43 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 30 | 0.30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,091 (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 Spacetourer gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.0% of Citroen Spacetourer MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 10,012 miles later (1,273 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,273 (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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