What year Citroen Xsara is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2010 Citroen Xsara has the highest pass rate at 75.6%, out of 1,913 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Citroen Xsara MOT failures?

The most common Citroen Xsara MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Citroen Xsara — Reliability by Year

354,424 vehicles · MOT data 1997–2010 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Citroen Xsara was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2010

75.6% pass rate · 1,913 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1999

67.2% pass rate · 15,351 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2010	75.6%	64,246 mi	1,913
2009	74.6%	66,408 mi	4,353
2008	73.4%	72,012 mi	7,917
2007	73.3%	70,603 mi	18,185
2006	73.1%	69,355 mi	27,923
2005	71.0%	72,958 mi	29,969
2004	71.0%	75,422 mi	39,557
2003	71.7%	77,986 mi	41,994
2002	70.2%	81,822 mi	57,924
2001	69.1%	83,915 mi	62,491
2000	67.7%	85,357 mi	27,949
1999	67.2%	86,726 mi	15,351
1998	67.3%	92,359 mi	17,046
1997	68.4%	89,762 mi	1,852

Which year Citroen Xsara is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 64,246 miles (newest year) to 92,359 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Citroen Xsara.

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