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MOT reliability

Citroen C6

824 vehicles · 11,936 completed MOT tests analysed
76%
MOT pass rate

Based on 824 Citroen C6 vehicles and 11,936 completed MOT tests, the Citroen C6 has an overall 76% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 104,431 miles.

824
Vehicles
11,936
MOT tests
7,182
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Citroen C6 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Citroen C6 MOT tests:

  • Other70%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension19%
  • Brakes13%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Steering3%
  • Visibility2%
  • Body & structure2%

Citroen C6 pass rate by age

How the Citroen C6's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11275%
23795%
389586%
498279%
599376%
697175%
797473%
896373%
990374%
1084374%
1178675%
1271475%
1363974%
1459574%
1550577%
1644375%
1733176%
1821474%
1910680%
202879%

Fuel types: Diesel (784), Petrol (38), LPG (2)

Most common Citroen C6 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Citroen C6 MOT tests:

  1. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (476 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (374 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (365 times)
  4. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (357 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (331 times)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (262 times)
  7. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (245 times)
  8. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (241 times)
  9. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (221 times)
  10. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (213 times)
  11. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (200 times)
  12. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (191 times)
  13. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (161 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (147 times)
  15. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (143 times)

Citroen C6 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2014 1 2 50% 140,900
2012 8 66 91% 95,718
2011 3 43 88% 87,473
2010 48 694 81% 99,883
2009 121 1,733 77% 107,696
2008 151 2,100 75% 100,386
2007 327 4,840 75% 107,739
2006 155 2,325 75% 100,608
2005 10 134 84% 109,831

Citroen C6 reliability FAQ

Across 824 Citroen C6 vehicles in our MOT data, 76% pass the MOT (a 24% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Citroen C6 MOT issues are: Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components; Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Citroen C6 in our data has covered around 104,431 miles.

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