Pass rate
72.1%
Below average — 1.7 pts behind the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 423 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £76–£193
2000 Citroen Xantia MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 145,839 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 72.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2001 71.4% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.8%
- Typical mileage
- 146k mi
The 2000 Citroen Xantia MOT pass rate is 72.1% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Citroen Xantia does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.8% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 17% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2000 Citroen Xantia compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 1.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.8%. The median 2000 Citroen Xantia in this dataset had covered 145,839 mi.
78% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 74.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.7% of the time, April–September 71.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 5.20% of tests.
- 423 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.1% overall pass rate, 65.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Citroen Xantia, the average is 72.0% — best year 2000 (72.1%), worst 2001 (71.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 423
- Typical mileage (median)
- 145,839 mi
- Make and model
- Citroen Xantia
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Xantia MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (78% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Xantia
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 85 | 72.9% |
| East of England | 58 | 79.3% |
| South West | 57 | 70.2% |
| West Midlands | 53 | 66.0% |
| North West | 52 | 65.4% |
| East Midlands | 41 | 78.0% |
| Yorkshire | 29 | 69.0% |
| Scotland | 17 | 76.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2000 Xantia
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2000 Xantia
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 5.2% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 4.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the windscreen 4.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2000 Xantia through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £76–£193 — and 17% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £76–£193
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 17%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 423 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Xantia, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2001. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.4% to 72.1% — a spread of 0.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.1%component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 71.4% rigid brake pipes inadequately…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2000 Citroen Xantia with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2000 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Hilux 72.1%
- Volkswagen Golf 72.0%
- Peugeot 306 72.0%
- Audi Tt 72.2%
- Vauxhall Corsa 71.9%
- Jaguar S-Type 71.9%
Closest pass rates among 2000 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2000 Citroen Xantia 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 1,082 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 244 | 21.90% | 20.98% | +0.92 |
| Brakes | 227 | 20.40% | 20.89% | −0.49 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 126 | 11.30% | 12.21% | −0.91 |
| Tyres | 120 | 10.80% | 19.76% | −8.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 104 | 9.40% | 5.52% | +3.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 99 | 8.90% | 5.57% | +3.33 |
| Steering | 61 | 5.50% | 2.57% | +2.93 |
| Visibility | 37 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 33 | 3.00% | 0.82% | +2.18 |
| Non-component advisories | 31 | 2.80% | 4.18% | −1.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.2% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.3% | £80–200 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.5% | £120–300 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £60–150 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.8% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.6% | £5–20 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.1% | £45–120 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.9% | £180–450 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.9% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.7% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.6% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–120 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.8% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 22 | 86.4% | 46,360 mi |
| 60-90k | 69 | 66.7% | 73,419 mi |
| 90-120k | 64 | 75.0% | 106,232 mi |
| 120k+ | 268 | 71.6% | 177,934 mi |
Source: 423 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2000 Xantia MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Citroen Xantia?
72.1% of the 423 2000 Citroen Xantia tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 65.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Citroen Xantia?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.20%), ball joint excessively worn (4.26%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Citroen Xantia MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.4% of the time, falling to 71.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Citroen Xantia in this dataset had covered 145,839 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2000 Citroen Xantia?
Diesel: 74.2% pass rate across 329 tests. Petrol: 64.9% pass rate across 94 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2000 Citroen Xantia MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.