Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
Registered from 2007 to 2019.
About this model
The Citroën C4 SpaceTourer is a five-seater car produced by French manufacturer Citroën with a seven-seater version called the Grand C4 SpaceTourer also available. It has a five-door compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) bodystyle. The seven seat Grand C4 Picasso made its debut first, at the Paris Motor Show in September 2006, followed by the five seat version in January 2007.
From the Wikipedia article Citroën C4 Picasso, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.6 diesel. 1,396 of 7,325 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 7% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 34% | 478 |
| Suspension | 29% | 409 |
| Lights and electrics | 27% | 377 |
| Brakes | 27% | 375 |
| Body and structure | 16% | 225 |
| Visibility | 12% | 168 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 91% of 2017 cars — 16% of its 1,396 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 4%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 34% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 29% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 27% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 16% of its failures
- Visibility — 12% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 17% of its inspections, about what an ordinary car of the same age does.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 9% | 6% | 199 | |
| 20–40k miles | 17% | 10% | 1,601 | |
| 40–60k miles | 19% | 13% | 3,088 | |
| 60–80k miles | 21% | 15% | 1,601 | |
| 80–100k miles | 20% | 16% | 499 | |
| 100–120k miles | 21% | 17% | 179 | |
| 120–140k miles | 19% | 17% | 73 | |
| 140–160k miles | 17% | 17% | 30 |
7,270 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.