Mercedes-Benz Citan — reliability by registration year
2013–2021 · 9 registration years · 19,207 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Citan registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 956 | 70.9% | 80.5% | Stop lamp 18.4% |
| 2020 | 1,287 | 69.2% | 80.0% | Stop lamp (rear) 15.7% |
| 2019 | 1,853 | 65.4% | 77.1% | Stop lamp 13.6% |
| 2018 | 3,388 | 61.7% | 71.9% | Stop lamp 15.0% |
| 2017 | 3,084 | 60.1% | 70.6% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 20.3% |
| 2016 | 3,149 | 57.7% | 67.2% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 22.2% |
| 2015 | 2,254 | 57.1% | 65.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 18.5% |
| 2014 | 1,910 | 52.7% | 61.2% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.0% |
| 2013 | 1,326 | 51.4% | 60.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 19.9% |