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Citroën C5 Exclusive statistics
How many Citroën C5 Exclusives are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Exclusive compares with other versions of the Citroën C5. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Citroën C5.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,587 −16.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 964 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 21.9% Other Citroën C5 versions 12.0%
- Peak year 2010 9,439 licensed
- Share of Citroën C5s 6.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 37.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Citroën C5 Exclusives are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,587 Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 964 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 83.2% lower than its peak of 9,439 in 2010.
Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 705 | – |
| 2002 | 2,320 | – |
| 2003 | 3,749 | – |
| 2004 | 4,830 | – |
| 2005 | 5,734 | – |
| 2006 | 6,492 | – |
| 2007 | 6,844 | 111 |
| 2008 | 7,860 | 114 |
| 2009 | 9,001 | 223 |
| 2010 | 9,439 | 248 |
| 2011 | 9,317 | 277 |
| 2012 | 9,061 | 231 |
| 2013 | 8,617 | 267 |
| 2014 | 8,019 | 318 |
| 2015 | 7,446 | 418 |
| 2016 | 6,756 | 535 |
| 2017 | 6,014 | 607 |
| 2018 | 5,234 | 655 |
| 2019 | 4,519 | 741 |
| 2020 | 3,949 | 853 |
| 2021 | 3,475 | 832 |
| 2022 | 3,019 | 872 |
| 2023 | 2,554 | 903 |
| 2024 | 2,102 | 921 |
| 2025 | 1,744 | 946 |
| 2026 | 1,587 | 964 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Citroën C5 Exclusives have survived?
21.9% of the Citroën C5 Exclusives first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Citroën C5 first registered in the same years, the figure is 12.0%, so Citroën C5 Exclusives are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 7 other versions of the Citroën C5 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Citroën C5 Exclusive | 21.9% |
| Other Citroën C5 versions of the same age | 12.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Citroën C5 Exclusive registrations over time
Registrations of Citroën C5 Exclusives for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,767 in 2002. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 725 |
| ’02 | 1,767 |
| ’03 | 1,464 |
| ’04 | 1,086 |
| ’05 | 1,005 |
| ’06 | 822 |
| ’07 | 541 |
| ’08 | 1,145 |
| ’09 | 1,426 |
| ’10 | 721 |
| ’11 | 331 |
| ’12 | 184 |
| ’13 | 187 |
| ’14 | 165 |
| ’15 | 79 |
| ’16 | 3 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 1 |
| ’21 | 1 |
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Citroën C5 Exclusive engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,808 Citroën C5 Exclusives licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 83.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 11.7% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc. The share with an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc has fallen from 26.0% in 2014 to 11.7%. Diesels made up 92.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 95.5% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 1,511 licensed | 83.6% |
| 2,101cc to 2,200cc 212 licensed | 11.7% |
| 2,901cc to 3,000cc 85 licensed | 4.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901–2,000cc | Diesel | 1,439 | 79.6% |
| 2,101–2,200cc | Diesel | 212 | 11.7% |
| 2,901–3,000cc | Diesel | 76 | 4.2% |
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 71 | 3.9% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 1,901–2,000cc | 2,101–2,200cc | 2,901–3,000cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.2% | 26.0% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | 23.9% | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | 22.6% | 2.7% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | 20.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | 18.7% | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | 17.2% | 3.1% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | 15.9% | 3.1% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | 15.0% | 3.3% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | 13.7% | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | 12.6% | 3.7% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | 11.9% | 4.3% |
| 2025 | 83.6% | 11.7% | 4.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Diesel | Petrol |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.3% | 7.5% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | 6.5% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | 5.5% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | 5.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | 5.0% |
| 2025 | 95.5% | 4.4% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Citroën C5 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Citroën C5 MOT reliability
In 2025, 77.9% of Citroën C5 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 80.4% of the time, so the Citroën C5 does worse than average for its age, by 2.5 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Citroën C5s tested, the Exclusive among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Citroën C5 page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Citroën C5 vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Citroën C5 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 90.6% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 84.5% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 79.6% | 83.0% |
| 11–14 years | 61.3% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 55.1% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 58.1% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Citroën C5 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40.6% |
| Tyres | 27.0% |
| Brakes | 22.8% |
| Suspension | 20.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 17.0% |
| Visibility | 12.2% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 2,551 Citroën C5 Exclusive records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 26,431 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 HDI EXCLUSIVE AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160 AUTO”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 160”, “C5 EXCLUSIVE HDI 173”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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