Citroën Grand C4 Picasso, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers
54,570 Citroën Grand C4 Picassos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 65.8% of initial MOT tests, 6.5 points below the 72.3% UK average.
Looking at a specific Grand C4 Picasso? Check its finance, write-off, stolen, mileage and keeper history. £15, no account needed.
Citroën Grand C4 Picasso at the MOT
65.8% of 22,010 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Grand C4 Picasso 417th of 575 models. Citroën Grand C4 Picassos aged 3 to 5 years passed 83.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 50%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Citroën Grand C4 Picasso tests in 2025.
Where Grand C4 Picassos fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Citroën Grand C4 Picasso tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.5%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (6.1%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Grand C4 Picasso MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Grand C4 Picasso's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
-
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.28.2% of Grand C4 Picasso failure items
-
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.16.2% of Grand C4 Picasso failure items
-
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.13.8% of Grand C4 Picasso failure items
Citroën Grand C4 Picassos in the UK
54,570 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 37% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 69,922 at the end of 2019.
- Change since 2014
- +37%from 39,915 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2015half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2015 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 1against 11,338 in 2015
- Declared off the road
- 3,3785.8% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Citroën Grand C4 Picassos since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 39,915 |
| End of 2015 | 48,871 |
| End of 2016 | 58,253 |
| End of 2017 | 64,472 |
| End of 2018 | 67,854 |
| End of 2019 | 69,922 |
| End of 2020 | 69,283 |
| End of 2021 | 68,934 |
| End of 2022 | 67,315 |
| End of 2023 | 64,071 |
| End of 2024 | 60,498 |
| End of 2025 | 56,643 |
| End of June 2026 | 54,570 |
How old they are
Licensed Citroën Grand C4 Picassos by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
A further 126 were first used before 2009.
Show the figures
| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 871 | 954 |
| 2021 | 944 | 1,005 |
| 2020 | 1,520 | 1,630 |
| 2019 | 3,844 | 4,216 |
| 2018 | 4,883 | 5,502 |
| 2017 | 6,825 | 7,813 |
| 2016 | 8,918 | 10,841 |
| 2015 | 9,173 | 11,338 |
| 2014 | 8,321 | |
| 2013 | 2,942 | |
| 2012 | 2,177 | |
| 2011 | 2,139 | |
| 2010 | 2,123 | |
| 2009 | 1,697 |
9,173 Grand C4 Picassos first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 81% of the 11,338 first registered that year.
Grand C4 Picasso engines and fuel
1.6 litre engines made up 72% of Citroën Grand C4 Picasso MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.2 litre at 14%. Diesel accounts for 89% of licensed Grand C4 Picassos and petrol for 11%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 22,010 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Grand C4 Picassos
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 5,730 | 11% |
| Diesel | 48,838 | 89% |
| Gas | 2 | <0.1% |
Other Citroën models
The most-tested Citroën models in 2025, against the Grand C4 Picasso's 65.8% MOT pass rate.
Citroën Grand C4 Picasso FAQs
How many Citroën Grand C4 Picassos are there in the UK?
54,570 Citroën Grand C4 Picassos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 3,378 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Citroën Grand C4 Picasso reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 65.8% first-time pass rate for the Citroën Grand C4 Picasso across 22,010 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Citroën Grand C4 Picasso?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and tyres. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Citroën Grand C4 Picasso's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
Already found a Grand C4 Picasso?
Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Citroën history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Citroen VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.