MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN XSARAs year 2003

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Pass percent:57.97%

(The average a diesel CITROEN XSARA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:227,425 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	19050
Headlamp aim out of alignment	13415
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	10343
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	9697
Brake pipe excessively corroded	7393
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	5641
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	5434
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4959
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4537
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3874
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3633
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3404
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	3383
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2888
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2826
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2518
Registration plate issues	1989
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1882
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1791
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1707
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1687
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1612
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1578
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1488
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1466
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1455
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1422
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1415
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1393
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1388
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1380
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1348
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	1263
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1232
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1225
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1136
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1041
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1026
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1000
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	982
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	973
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	953
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	929
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	916
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	904
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	897
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	894
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	854
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	836
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	792
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	790
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	776
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	768
Windscreen has damage	761
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	709
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	702
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	698
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	673
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	644
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	606
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	588
Rear brake application uneven	583
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	545
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	537
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	507
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	505
Windscreen washer not working	502
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	493
Rear brake binding	487
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	485
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	481
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	477
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	475
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	466
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	451
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	450
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	442
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	436
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	435
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	434
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	433
Front brake application uneven	426
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	408
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	404
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	396
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	394
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	383
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	376
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	368
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	365
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	354
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	352
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	344
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	332
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	326
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	292
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	292
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	291
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	288

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN XSARAs year 2003

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