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Does the Mercedes-Benz Citan fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz Citan records 6.99 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.77 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.22, 95% interval +2.06 to +2.39). It ranks 170 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz Citan is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 4,525 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz Citan: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc4,5254.46
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated1,2501.23
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly2620.26
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure2560.25
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap2360.23

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,471 (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

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