MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN XSARAs year 2004

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Pass percent:61.17%

(The average a petrol CITROEN XSARA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:220,706 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	17976
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11646
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	10299
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6579
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5086
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4036
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3765
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3688
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3610
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3601
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2882
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2867
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2851
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2553
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2497
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2314
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1897
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1855
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1584
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1507
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1489
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1389
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1324
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1315
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1261
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1211
Registration plate issues	1169
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1158
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1109
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1072
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1027
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	980
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	978
Windscreen washer not working	975
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	961
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	931
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	927
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	812
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	796
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	744
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	724
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	717
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	710
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	698
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	649
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	645
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	607
Rear brake binding	596
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	589
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	581
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	573
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	562
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	550
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	526
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	522
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	501
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	501
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	500
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	496
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	486
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	485
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	473
Windscreen has damage	453
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\|	446
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	436
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	425
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	416
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	403
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	401
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	399
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	397
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\|	395
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	384
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	383
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	379
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	374
Rear brake application uneven	359
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	358
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\|	349
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	346
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	338
Spare wheel carrier insecure \|6.4.2\|	338
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	338
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	335
Front brake application uneven	322
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	320
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	312
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\|	309
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	307
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	298
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	297
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	295
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	294
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	290
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	286
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	286
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	285
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	282
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	276
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	275
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	272
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	272
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	269
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	261

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 2004

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