Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Registered from 2007 to 2015.
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 2010 1.6 diesel. 552 of 1,858 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 11% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 58% | 321 |
| Suspension | 40% | 221 |
| Brakes | 29% | 158 |
| Body and structure | 27% | 149 |
| Tyres and wheels | 23% | 128 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 18% | 97 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 95% of 2010 cars — 58% of its 552 failed tests, where an ordinary 2010 car has 35%.
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.
- Suspension — 40% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 23% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 18% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 58% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Body and structure — 27% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 32% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 15% | 19% | 66 | |
| 60–80k miles | 27% | 22% | 282 | |
| 80–100k miles | 30% | 25% | 455 | |
| 100–120k miles | 30% | 27% | 519 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 28% | 297 | |
| 140–160k miles | 34% | 28% | 156 | |
| 160–180k miles | 32% | 28% | 34 |
1,809 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.