Citroen 2CV
Registered in 1990.
About this model
The Citroën 2CV is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l'Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels.
From the Wikipedia article Citroën 2CV, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 0.6 petrol. 34 of 190 tests failed, 18%.
Better than 70% of 1990 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 86 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 65% | 22 |
| Suspension | 32% | 11 |
| Body and structure | 24% | 8 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 24% | 8 |
| Brakes | 21% | 7 |
| Tyres and wheels | 12% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 32% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Exhaust and emissions — 24% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Brakes — 21% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 65% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 24% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 18% of its inspections, against the 20% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 18% | — | 40 | |
| 20–40k miles | 14% | — | 35 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | — | 52 | |
| 80–100k miles | 18% | 20% | 39 |
166 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.