Citroën Relay, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
74,976 Citroën Relays are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 64.8% of initial MOT tests, 7.5 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Citroën Relay at the MOT
64.8% of 15,029 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Relay 435th of 575 models. Citroën Relays aged 3 to 5 years passed 79.8% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 57.9%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Citroën Relay tests in 2025.
Where Relays fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Citroën Relay tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.3%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (4.7%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.3%).
The MOT page lists every common Relay MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Relay's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.26.1% of Relay failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.21% of Relay failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.20.6% of Relay failure items
Citroën Relays in the UK
74,976 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 57% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- +57%from 47,669 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2018half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2018 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 3,355against 8,053 in 2023
- Declared off the road
- 15,28317% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Citroën Relays since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 47,669 |
| End of 2015 | 51,147 |
| End of 2016 | 54,864 |
| End of 2017 | 57,782 |
| End of 2018 | 59,696 |
| End of 2019 | 62,823 |
| End of 2020 | 65,173 |
| End of 2021 | 70,627 |
| End of 2022 | 72,869 |
| End of 2023 | 75,810 |
| End of 2024 | 75,184 |
| End of 2025 | 74,424 |
| End of June 2026 | 74,976 |
How old they are
Licensed Citroën Relays by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
A further 1,398 were first used before 2006.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
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| 2025 | 2,790 | 3,355 |
| 2024 | 3,727 | 4,034 |
| 2023 | 7,436 | 8,053 |
| 2022 | 5,879 | 6,408 |
| 2021 | 6,801 | 7,690 |
| 2020 | 4,568 | 5,600 |
| 2019 | 5,508 | 6,920 |
| 2018 | 4,648 | 6,142 |
| 2017 | 4,952 | 6,753 |
| 2016 | 5,296 | 7,315 |
| 2015 | 4,817 | 6,887 |
| 2014 | 3,685 | |
| 2013 | 2,491 | |
| 2012 | 2,051 | |
| 2011 | 1,718 | |
| 2010 | 1,470 | |
| 2009 | 1,017 | |
| 2008 | 1,495 | |
| 2007 | 1,283 | |
| 2006 | 823 |
4,817 Relays first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 70% of the 6,887 first registered that year.
Relay engine sizes
2.2 litre engines made up 72% of Citroën Relay MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 24%. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed Relays.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 15,021 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Citroën Relay recalls
20 DVSA safety recalls launched from 2010 to July 2026 name the Citroën Relay. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Relay is affected.
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May 2026 R/2026/249
Relay Smart Tachograph
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles have a smart tachograph fitted that may not comply with regulatory requirements.
- Remedy
- Replace the Tachograph Sensor Antenna(s) and adding Wiring Harnesses if necessary.
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Jan 2026 R/2026/051
Citroen Relay Fuel Pipe Leak
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles may have been fitted with fuel return pipes not according to specification which can lead to a fuel leak.
- Remedy
- Check the fuel return pipes and replace if necessary.
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Sep 2025 R/2025/397
Citroen Relay Wrong Proxy Configuration
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles may have an incorrect speed limitation value displayed on the instrument cluster due to a wrong configuration.
- Remedy
- Update the configuration in the body control module.
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Aug 2025 R/2025/346
Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Vehicles may be affected by incorrect performance of the On-Board-Diagnostics related to Selective Catalytic Reduction system and/or Diesel Particle Filter. The Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) may not illuminate in the event of a malfunction and therefore does not comply with emission regulations.
- Remedy
- Update the Engine Control Unit software to ensure compliance to regulations.
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Aug 2025 R/2025/340
Front Camera Software
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) function may remain deactivated in a specific use case.
- Remedy
- Update the Front Camera software to ensure correct activation / deactivation of the AEB system.
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May 2025 R/2025/183
Instrument Panel Cluster Software
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles a low AdBlue level message may not be displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster. This could lead to the possibility of not being able to start the vehicle due to an empty AdBlue tank.
- Remedy
- Update the Instrument Panel Cluster software.
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Jan 2025 R/2025/020
Citroen Relay Traffic Sign Recognition software via OTA update
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles the traffic sign recognition function does not meet regulatory requirements. After de-activation it will remain de-activated even after vehicle restart.
- Remedy
- Update the radio software via over-the-Air.
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Oct 2024 R/2024/384
Citroen Relay (X250) Rear view camera
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles an incorrect radio may be fitted that does not provide rear view camera functionality to comply with regulatory requirements.
- Remedy
- On the affected vehicles the radio will be replaced
Other Citroën models
The most-tested Citroën models in 2025, against the Relay's 64.8% MOT pass rate.
Citroën Relay FAQs
How many Citroën Relays are there in the UK?
74,976 Citroën Relays were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 15,283 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Citroën Relay 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 64.8% first-time pass rate for the Citroën Relay across 15,029 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Citroën Relay had any recalls?
20 DVSA safety recalls launched from 2010 to July 2026 name the Citroën Relay. The most recent was published in May 2026. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Citroën Relay?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. 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 Relay'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.
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Across the 1,389 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 Relay 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). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to July 2026. 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.