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Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s

1,822 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/ss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 2.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

80.3%

Pass-after-fix

4.6%

Fail

12.4%

Avg miles

58,153

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

ULEZ compliant

Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.

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Performance by cohort

2 year bands · 1,822 tests

Pass rate drops 3.0 points across the cohorts — recent Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.

2018–2020 cohort 1,204

Pass

81.3%

Fail

11.2%

PRS

5.2%

Avg mileage at test

62,253 mi

2021+ cohort 618

Pass

78.3%

Fail

14.7%

PRS

3.4%

Avg mileage at test

50,035 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/S: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 651 MOT tests, the Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/S returns 81.0% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. A number-plate lamp out and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 48,421, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 22–30

Above average — worth comparing quotes before buying. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

22–30

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    70 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    59 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  3. 03

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    49 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    45 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    39 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    31 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  7. 07

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    22 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    21 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  9. 09

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    19 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre seriously damaged

    16 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£108£240

If every one of this Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 3.0-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Citroen Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.

Best band to buy

81.3%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 81.3% — a 3.0-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.

Band to be cautious about

78.3%

2021+ registration

On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 78.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 81.3% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, does not clear the windscreen effectively, and blade defective. Average mileage on test for this band is 50,035 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (81.3% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (78.3% pass). That's a 3.0-point spread across 618 older tests and 1,204 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Buying or keeping a Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Dispatch 1400 Driver Bhdi S/s and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.