Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Citroen Dispatch 2006: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 47 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2006 Citroen Dispatch were passes.

Summary

With 696 first tests, there are too few to say whether the 2006 Citroen Dispatch differs from the model years either side. Treat the faults below as a checklist.

At a glance

How 696 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
47 in every 100
Did not pass first time
53 in every 100370 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
19 yearsabout 129,164 miles
First tests counted
696

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2006 Citroen Dispatch vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Suspension

Two faults. The strongest is the suspension mounting area (rear): 3.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 255 of 370 failed first attempts (68.9%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like. 31.1% of failures are excluded because no mileage was recorded, so treat these shares as indicative for this model year.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Suspension mounting area (rear)

Failed on 43 first tests3.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

The load bearing structure within a set distance of a sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting is a prescribed area. Major applies when its strength or continuity is significantly reduced or it is inadequately repaired. Dangerous applies when it is so weakened that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected.

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Failed on 34 first tests2.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A suspension arm ball joint is failed under the general suspension pin, bush or joint wording. Excessively worn is Major, and likely to become detached is graded Dangerous.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Body and structure

One fault: drive shaft joints and boots (front), 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Drive shaft joints and boots (front)

Failed on 44 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A constant velocity boot that is only severely deteriorated is Minor. It is Major once it is missing, split or insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. A transmission joint excessively worn is Major, and graded Dangerous when it is so worn it is likely to fail.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Engine oil leaks

Noted on 85 first tests2.0 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
47in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
6in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
47in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 46.8% of 696 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 53.2%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 6 fixed and the 47 not fixed make the 53 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

4060801002006201020152020Older carsNewer cars
406080100200620102020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 48 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200443 in every 100382
200547 in every 100519
2006 This car47 in every 100696
200751 in every 1001,228
200849 in every 1001,451
200949 in every 1001,257
201050 in every 1001,711
201150 in every 1001,659
201251 in every 1001,550
201353 in every 1002,238
201450 in every 1002,979
201550 in every 1003,773
201652 in every 1003,382
201767 in every 1004,102
201869 in every 1004,090
201970 in every 1003,943
202075 in every 1002,800
202169 in every 1002,931
202269 in every 1003,755

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

With 696 first tests, there are too few to say whether the 2006 Citroen Dispatch differs from the model years either side. Treat the faults below as a checklist. In 2025, 46.8% of 696 first MOTs on the 2006 Citroen Dispatch passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 53.2%. Among 370 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Suspension mounting area (rear) appears more often than on similar cars (16.9% of those tests; 43 observed failures; about 3.2× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Suspension mounting area (rear) (16.9% of those tests; 43 observed failures; about 3.2× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Suspension mounting area (rear) shows up more often than on similar cars (16.9% of those tests; 43 observed failures; about 3.2× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2006 Citroen Dispatch include Suspension mounting area (rear), Drive shaft joints and boots (front), Suspension arm ball joint (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2006 Citroen Dispatch (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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