Citroen Berlingo MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Citroen Berlingo in Great Britain in 2025 — 180,793 tests. Figures cover every Berlingo first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Berlingo is sold and tested both as a car and a van; the figures blend both. How the Berlingo ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
59.1%
13.2 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
180,793
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.3%
of Berlingo first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
98,750
middle half: 68,750–131,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How the Berlingo ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Berlingo vs all cars, 2025.

Citroen BerlingoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 3: 73.3%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 4: 72%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 5: 73.8%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 6: 72.1%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 7: 60.2%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 8: 56.9%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 9: 57.8%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 10: 55.3%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 11: 53.3%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 12: 52.6%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 13: 52.1%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 14: 50.3%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 15: 50.5%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 16: 50.1%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 17: 51.1%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 18: 53%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 19: 52.9%Citroen Berlingo, vehicle age 20: 50.3%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Citroen Berlingo 50.3%
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Age (years)Berlingo testsBerlingo pass rateAll cars
37,97673.3%88.5%
411,93672.0%87.2%
512,29273.8%86.0%
614,91272.1%83.5%
712,51860.2%80.9%
812,09856.9%78.2%
913,82557.8%74.9%
1014,69755.3%71.9%
1113,71353.3%68.6%
1211,74852.6%65.8%
139,15852.1%63.5%
147,43150.3%61.2%
156,71450.5%59.3%
167,38650.1%58.3%
174,77651.1%57.2%
184,34653.0%57.4%
194,14552.9%57.0%
203,00150.3%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Berlingo's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Berlingo beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Berlingo behind
-22-11+0+11+22Age 3: -15.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: -15.2 points vs the average carAge 5: -12.2 points vs the average car5Age 6: -11.4 points vs the average carAge 7: -20.7 points vs the average car7Age 8: -21.3 points vs the average carAge 9: -17.1 points vs the average car9Age 10: -16.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -15.3 points vs the average car11Age 12: -13.2 points vs the average carAge 13: -11.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: -10.9 points vs the average carAge 15: -8.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: -8.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -6.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: -4.4 points vs the average carAge 19: -4.1 points vs the average car19Age 20: -7.3 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-15.2
4-15.2
5-12.2
6-11.4
7-20.7
8-21.3
9-17.1
10-16.6
11-15.3
12-13.2
13-11.4
14-10.9
15-8.8
16-8.2
17-6.1
18-4.4
19-4.1
20-7.3

The Berlingo fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Berlingo fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 11kAge 5: 12k5Age 6: 14kAge 7: 12k7Age 8: 12kAge 9: 13k9Age 10: 14kAge 11: 13k11Age 12: 11kAge 13: 9k13Age 14: 7kAge 15: 6k15Age 16: 7kAge 17: 4k17Age 18: 4kAge 19: 4k19Age 20: 3k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,976
411,936
512,292
614,912
712,518
812,098
913,825
1014,697
1113,713
1211,748
139,158
147,431
156,714
167,386
174,776
184,346
194,145
203,001

What a Berlingo fails on

Where the failure items land when a Berlingo fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment38.7%
Suspension14.8%
Brakes11.0%
Body, chassis, structure8.9%
Tyres8.6%
Visibility8.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.0%
Steering3.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.0% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Berlingo, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 31.4% of advisories31.4%Brakes: 25.1% of advisories25.1%Suspension: 18.8% of advisories18.8%Noise, emissions and leaks: 7.4% of advisories7.4%Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 4.8% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 4.5% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres31.4%
Brakes25.1%
Suspension18.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.8%
Non-component advisories4.5%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Berlingo?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Berlingo fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 58.7% of 169,514 tests58.7%Diesel169,514 testsPetrol: 62.8% of 10,126 tests62.8%Petrol10,126 testsElectric: 80.2% of 1,038 tests80.2%Electric1,038 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel169,51458.7%
Petrol10,12662.8%
Electric1,03880.2%

What mileage is normal for a Berlingo?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Berlingo; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Berlingo (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 23,750–56,250)Age 4: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 33,750–68,750)Age 5: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 38,750–81,250)Age 6: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 43,750–91,250)Age 7: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 53,750–106,250)Age 8: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 63,750–116,250)Age 9: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 63,750–121,250)Age 10: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 68,750–131,250)Age 11: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 76,250–136,250)Age 12: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 81,250–143,750)Age 13: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 81,250–146,250)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 88,750–151,250)Age 15: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 91,250–156,250)Age 16: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 91,250–151,250)Age 17: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 18: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 86,250–138,750)Age 19: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–141,250)Age 20: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 86,250–141,250)113k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
323,75038,75056,250
433,75051,25068,750
538,75058,75081,250
643,75063,75091,250
753,75078,750106,250
863,75088,750116,250
963,75091,250121,250
1068,75098,750131,250
1176,250103,750136,250
1281,250111,250143,750
1381,250111,250146,250
1488,750118,750151,250
1591,250123,750156,250
1691,250118,750151,250
1788,750116,250143,750
1886,250111,250138,750
1988,750116,250141,250
2086,250113,750141,250

What fails at each age

The Berlingo's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentTyresBrakesVisibilityBody, chassis, structureSuspensionEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.4%
3-5 yrsTyres18.6%
3-5 yrsBrakes18.5%
3-5 yrsVisibility18.4%
3-5 yrsBody, chassis, structure3.9%
3-5 yrsEverything else11.2%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment36.3%
6-9 yrsSuspension13.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes12.2%
6-9 yrsTyres10.8%
6-9 yrsBody, chassis, structure10.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else17.5%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.3%
10-13 yrsSuspension20.6%
10-13 yrsBrakes11.3%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure9.7%
10-13 yrsTyres9.1%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.0%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.4%
14+ yrsSuspension20.3%
14+ yrsBrakes13.2%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure11.2%
14+ yrsTyres7.7%
14+ yrsEverything else19.2%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.