What year Citroen Zx is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1997 Citroen Zx has the highest pass rate at 67.5%, out of 12,397 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Citroen Zx MOT failures?

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

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Citroen Zx — Reliability by Year

82,108 vehicles · MOT data 1991–1998 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Citroen Zx 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

1997

67.5% pass rate · 12,397 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1991

62.6% pass rate · 1,689 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1998	67.2%	91,998 mi	1,465
1997	67.5%	97,301 mi	12,397
1996	66.5%	104,660 mi	13,194
1995	65.0%	112,584 mi	16,091
1994	63.9%	116,357 mi	14,860
1993	64.0%	117,519 mi	13,707
1992	63.2%	118,538 mi	8,705
1991	62.6%	105,188 mi	1,689

Which year Citroen Zx 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 91,998 miles (newest year) to 118,538 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 Zx.

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