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Citroen Berlingo vs Citroen Lomax: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Citroen Berlingo
70%
MOT pass rate · 354,558 vehicles
Citroen Lomax
88%
MOT pass rate · 82 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Citroen Lomax is the more reliable of the two — 88% pass first time versus 70%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Citroen Berlingo Citroen Lomax
MOT pass rate 70% 88%
MOT failure rate 30% 12%
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 0.7
Dangerous-fault share 2% 1%
Average mileage 121,813 mi 52,938 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 354,558 82

Most common faults

Citroen Berlingo

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Oil leak

Citroen Lomax

  1. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  4. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  5. Offside Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  6. handbrake effort

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Citroen Lomax is the more reliable of the two — 88% pass first time versus 70%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Citroen Berlingo report Full Citroen Lomax report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.