CV boot severely deteriorated on the Citroen Xsara
CV boot severely deteriorated on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 4,815 tests — 4.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.5% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.5% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 304 models compared | 27 of 304, highest first |
| The model's own record | 106,340 tests · every year of the Xsara → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Citroen Xsara tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 5.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 3.9%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 5.8%; best 2003 at 2.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 198 | 3,411 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 223 | 5,416 | 4.1% |
| 2003 | 213 | 7,614 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 326 | 11,385 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 542 | 12,986 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,008 | 20,595 | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,127 | 19,457 | 5.8% |
| 2008 | 549 | 10,836 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 365 | 9,026 | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 180 | 4,639 | 3.9% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £80–£250 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- CV boot severely deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Citroen Xsara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Citroen model →