Is the Citroen Synergie reliable?

The Citroen Synergie has an average MOT pass rate of 65% across 5 years, based on 303 tests in 2026. That's 17 points below the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 1999 with a 70% pass rate.

Which year Citroen Synergie is best?

The 1999 Citroen Synergie has the highest MOT pass rate at 70%, while the 2001 model has the lowest at 61%. There's a 9 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Citroen Synergie

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 5 years from 303 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

65%

Total Tests

303

Best Year

1999 (70%)

Years Covered

About the Citroen Synergie

The Citroen Synergie has been tested 303 times in 2026 MOT data across 5 model years (1998 to 2002), with an average pass rate of 65%. That's 17 points below the national average of 82%, so check the year-by-year data carefully before buying. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 1999 model is the most reliable with a 70% pass rate from 46 tests. The 2001 model has the lowest at 61%. The 9 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Older CITROEN SYNERGIEs tend to have better MOT pass rates than newer ones, with an average decline of 4 percentage points across model years.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1998) averages 170,244 miles, while the newest (2002) averages 139,819 miles. Older models have covered serious mileage, so suspension and drivetrain wear are worth checking.

Compared to the Citroen brand average of 79%, the Synergie is 14 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Citroen models.