Used car guide

2005 Citroen C5: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 57% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 179 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 57% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Stands out: sidelights 2.2×, shock absorbers 1.9×, air/gas/fluid suspension: pipes null× 724 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Citroen C5 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023–Too new for MOT data
2022242Tyres 21%
20211,959Tyres 28%
202015,367Tyres 29%
201919,556Tyres 29%
2018–Too few tests
2016304Tyres 23%
2015556Tyres 26%
2014695Suspension 28%
20131,051Tyres 29%
20121,090Suspension 39%
20111,727Suspension 39%
20103,535Suspension 41%
20095,321Suspension 42%
20083,583Suspension 44%
20071,278Suspension 44%
20061,298Brakes 41%
20041,112Lights and electrics 42%
2003951Brakes 46%
2002726Brakes 42%
2001283Suspension 39%