MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN XSARAs year 2003

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Pass percent:62.32%

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

Based on:243,543 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	14447
Headlamp aim out of alignment	12653
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	10981
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6047
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5161
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4529
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4374
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3975
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3956
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	3315
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3221
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	3067
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2893
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2755
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2603
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2079
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2014
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1994
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1990
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1758
Registration plate issues	1678
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1650
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1582
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1544
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1508
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1426
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1283
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1280
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1260
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1253
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1243
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1211
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1156
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1145
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1087
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1078
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1062
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1022
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	986
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	892
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	862
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	849
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	837
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	789
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	787
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	780
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	723
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	705
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	690
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	689
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	683
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	664
Windscreen has damage	655
Windscreen washer not working	638
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	632
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	609
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	603
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	597
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	573
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	565
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	559
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	549
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	545
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	545
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	540
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	530
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	529
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	527
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	516
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	511
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	508
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	498
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	498
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	494
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	484
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\|	479
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\|	478
Rear brake binding	467
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	462
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\|	454
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\|	453
Rear brake application uneven	450
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	434
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	423
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	417
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	410
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	408
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	405
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	402
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	399
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	398
Front brake application uneven	392
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	391
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	383
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	375
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	367
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	366
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	364
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	349
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	345
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	342
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	333
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	329
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	328
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	323
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	306
Spare wheel carrier insecure \|6.4.2\|	298
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	280
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	278

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 petrol CITROEN XSARAs year 2003

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