CitroenXsara MOT results

In 2025, 51.1% of Citroen Xsara MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 57.8% for cars of the same age. 10.1% had at least one dangerous defect (9.9% for cars the same age). The typical Citroen Xsara tested was 18 years old with 100,100 miles. Based on 19,471 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 51.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.1%passed after repair
Failed: 40.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.1%same age 9.9%
Typical mileage: 100,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Citroen XsaraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2010	998	51.8%	59.1%
2009	1,896	53.6%	58.1%
2008	2,066	50.0%	57.0%
2007	3,545	49.9%	57.2%
2006	3,730	51.8%	56.8%
2005	2,222	50.1%	57.5%
2004	1,911	50.8%	57.5%
2003	1,296	51.5%	58.5%
2002	940	52.3%	59.4%
2001	577	50.8%	60.9%
2000	181	44.8%	62.2%
1999	51	52.9%	64.2%
1998	49	53.1%	65.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Citroen XsaraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	2	100.0%	79.1%	143,400
10-14 years	196	51.0%	65.7%	93,500
15-19 years	12,956	50.9%	57.6%	98,000
20-29 years	6,317	51.4%	59.6%	106,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Citroen Xsara is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	645	3.3%	1.1×	57.8%
PO Portsmouth	South East	510	2.6%	1.9×	43.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	510	2.6%	1.2×	55.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	504	2.6%	1.4×	50.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	401	2.1%	1.5×	43.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	355	1.8%	1.0×	45.9%
BS Bristol	South West	350	1.8%	1.0×	41.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	349	1.8%	1.4×	54.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	332	1.7%	1.6×	48.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	332	1.7%	1.7×	50.3%
BN Brighton	South East	331	1.7%	1.4×	48.6%
EX Exeter	South West	328	1.7%	1.5×	43.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	327	1.7%	0.9×	50.8%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	316	1.6%	1.2×	46.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	306	1.6%	2.0×	49.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	300	1.5%	1.0×	55.3%
M Manchester	North West	298	1.5%	1.0×	57.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	294	1.5%	1.2×	46.3%
RG Reading	South East	294	1.5%	1.0×	55.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	277	1.4%	1.0×	59.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	277	1.4%	1.1×	48.0%
GU Guildford	South East	275	1.4%	1.0×	50.9%
ME Rochester	South East	267	1.4%	1.3×	57.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	263	1.4%	0.8×	44.1%
CH Chester	North West	263	1.4%	1.2×	46.4%
L Liverpool	North West	263	1.4%	1.2×	55.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	245	1.3%	1.1×	55.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	243	1.2%	1.8×	41.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	243	1.2%	0.7×	42.0%
SO Southampton	South East	240	1.2%	1.0×	48.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	238	1.2%	1.8×	53.8%
PR Preston	North West	238	1.2%	1.3×	52.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	234	1.2%	1.3×	49.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	228	1.2%	1.0×	61.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	226	1.2%	1.0×	46.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	225	1.2%	1.3×	71.6%
BA Bath	South West	224	1.2%	1.4×	48.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	219	1.1%	1.4×	50.2%
TA Taunton	South West	210	1.1%	1.7×	48.1%
NP Newport	Wales	206	1.1%	1.2×	40.3%
TR Truro	South West	204	1.0%	1.7×	44.1%
OX Oxford	South East	200	1.0%	0.9×	50.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	199	1.0%	0.8×	43.7%
SN Swindon	South West	195	1.0%	1.1×	59.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	190	1.0%	1.9×	43.2%
WA Warrington	North West	189	1.0%	1.0×	50.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	181	0.9%	1.3×	57.5%
CB Cambridge	East of England	179	0.9%	1.3×	49.2%
RH Redhill	South East	179	0.9%	0.9×	54.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	169	0.9%	1.3×	59.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	162	0.8%	2.0×	39.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	162	0.8%	0.9×	42.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	158	0.8%	1.1×	55.7%
SK Stockport	North West	155	0.8%	0.8×	49.0%
SE London SE	London	153	0.8%	1.0×	59.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	151	0.8%	0.7×	51.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	148	0.8%	0.7×	52.7%
DA Dartford	South East	147	0.8%	1.0×	64.6%
DT Dorchester	South West	147	0.8%	1.9×	47.6%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	144	0.7%	0.8×	57.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	142	0.7%	0.8×	54.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	136	0.7%	1.2×	44.1%
BL Bolton	North West	135	0.7%	0.9×	57.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	135	0.7%	1.2×	31.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	134	0.7%	1.3×	46.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	126	0.6%	0.7×	58.7%
TS Teesside	North East	125	0.6%	0.7×	51.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	124	0.6%	0.8×	58.1%
SL Slough	South East	122	0.6%	0.9×	60.7%
TW Twickenham	London	119	0.6%	0.8×	58.8%
RM Romford	London	114	0.6%	0.7×	61.4%
WN Wigan	North West	111	0.6%	1.2×	47.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	109	0.6%	1.2×	52.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	107	0.5%	0.8×	50.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	105	0.5%	0.6×	47.6%
CR Croydon	London	98	0.5%	0.7×	67.3%
CW Crewe	North West	96	0.5%	0.8×	46.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	89	0.5%	0.8×	49.4%
OL Oldham	North West	84	0.4%	0.6×	45.2%
UB Southall	London	82	0.4%	0.7×	64.6%
LU Luton	East of England	80	0.4%	0.6×	68.8%
N London N	London	80	0.4%	0.6×	62.5%
E London E	London	79	0.4%	0.5×	59.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	78	0.4%	0.3×	59.0%
DH Durham	North East	77	0.4%	0.8×	53.2%
EN Enfield	London	77	0.4%	0.7×	54.5%
TF Telford	West Midlands	76	0.4%	1.0×	47.4%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	67	0.3%	0.9×	43.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	66	0.3%	0.8×	65.2%
DL Darlington	North East	63	0.3%	0.6×	54.0%
G Glasgow	Scotland	57	0.3%	0.2×	56.1%
SW London SW	London	56	0.3%	0.7×	62.5%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	55	0.3%	0.7×	40.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	49	0.3%	0.8×	38.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	47	0.2%	0.4×	25.5%
WD Watford	East of England	47	0.2%	0.6×	59.6%
HA Harrow	London	45	0.2%	0.4×	64.4%
SM Sutton	London	44	0.2%	1.0×	59.1%
BR Bromley	London	43	0.2%	0.6×	55.8%
NW London NW	London	41	0.2%	0.3×	61.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	35	0.2%	0.8×	54.3%
IG Ilford	London	32	0.2%	0.4×	50.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	32	0.2%	0.3×	37.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	30	0.2%	0.2×	43.3%
IV Inverness	Scotland	25	0.1%	0.3×	–
W London W	London	24	0.1%	0.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	23	0.1%	0.3×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.1%	0.5×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	20	0.1%	0.3×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	<0.1%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.2×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.2×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	14	<0.1%	0.2×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	10	<0.1%	0.6×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	10	<0.1%	0.6×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	428	2.2%	0.3×	47.4%
North East	557	2.9%	0.7×	46.7%
North West	2,343	12.0%	1.0×	50.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,727	8.9%	1.0×	49.5%
Wales	990	5.1%	1.1×	45.7%
West Midlands	2,145	11.0%	1.1×	53.8%
East Midlands	1,293	6.6%	1.0×	48.3%
East of England	2,352	12.1%	1.2×	54.4%
London	1,211	6.2%	0.7×	60.4%
South East	3,510	18.0%	1.2×	51.9%
South West	2,915	15.0%	1.4×	47.2%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Citroen XsaraCars the same age

Lights and electrics25.4%20.7%
Suspension18.1%17.0%
Body and structure14.5%8.3%
Brakes10.0%11.8%
Tyres7.9%6.7%
Seat belts and airbags7.6%2.5%
Steering6.2%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.0%6.9%
Emissions and leaks5.8%6.5%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Citroen Xsara tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	7.2%	5.6%	1.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.9%	3.9%	1.8×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	6.0%	3.0%	2.0×	0.0%
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and airbags	5.8%	0.8%	7.3×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	4.3%	3.6%	1.2×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.1%	2.9%	1.4×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.4%	2.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	3.4%	2.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body and structure	3.0%	0.8%	3.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.0%	2.6%	1.2×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	22.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	14.0%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	13.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	11.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.2%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	7.1%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	5.4%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	5.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.1%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	4.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	11,657	51.0%
Diesel	7,812	51.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model