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MOT History from tests of petrol CITROEN XSARAs year 2009

Review the list of common CITROEN XSARA failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your CITROEN then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:70.04%
(The average a petrol CITROEN XSARA year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:26,901 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment920
Registration plate lamp issues509
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|351
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively337
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|275
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|247
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))207
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|202
Brakes imbalanced across an axle198
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))179
Brake pipe excessively corroded167
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|163
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))159
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))154
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|136
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|135
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))135
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|129
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))115
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))109
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))108
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|101
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))94
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))91
Windscreen washer not working 89
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))88
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault86
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))86
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||85
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|84
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||82
Registration plate issues81
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|80
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))79
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|79
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))71
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))71
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|70
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))69
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))66
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|64
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||64
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))61
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|60
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))60
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|58
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||55
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))54
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))50
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||48
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||48
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||47
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))45
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))43
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))43
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|43
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))42
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|40
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))39
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||38
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|36
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||35
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|34
Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||34
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))33
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))32
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||32
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|30
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|30
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))29
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|29
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))28
Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2|28
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||28
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||27
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))26
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|26
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|25

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.

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