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Citroen Spacetourer
MOT 2024

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Citroen

Spacetourer

4,813 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Spacetourers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 4.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

81.5%

Pass-after-fix

4.9%

Fail

13.2%

Avg miles

52,018

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 4,813 tests

Pass rate drops 3.7 points across the cohorts — recent Spacetourer examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.

Pre-2018 cohort 1,246

Pass

81.1%

Fail

12.9%

PRS

5.4%

Avg mileage at test

68,721 mi

2018–2020 cohort 3,150

Pass

82.3%

Fail

13.0%

PRS

4.4%

Avg mileage at test

48,463 mi

2021+ cohort 417

Pass

77.5%

Fail

14.9%

PRS

7.0%

Avg mileage at test

29,082 mi

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

The picture

Spacetourer: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 2,998 MOT tests, the Spacetourer returns 80.0% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. Wipers that don't clear the screen and brake pads worn below 1.5 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 45,446, 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 6–22

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. 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 →

6–22

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

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

    187 occurrences · 3.9% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    111 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  3. 03

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    109 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

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

    93 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    79 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    68 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre seriously damaged

    61 occurrences · 1.3% 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

    40 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  9. 09

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

    39 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    27 occurrences · 0.6% 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 4 failures

£168–£335

If every one of this Spacetourer'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 4.8-point gap between bands means the year you buy Citroen Spacetourer has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

82.3%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 82.3% — a 4.8-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, does not clear the windscreen effectively — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.

Band to be cautious about

77.5%

2021+ registration

On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 77.5% pass rate against a fleet average of 82.3% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: does not clear the windscreen effectively, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and has a cut in excess of the…. Average mileage on test for this band is 29,082 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (82.3% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (77.5% pass). That's a 4.8-point spread across 417 older tests and 3,150 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

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H7 / W21W bulb pack

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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Recall history

50 UK recalls on record.

The Spacetourer has 50 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping a Spacetourer?

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 Spacetourer 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.