CV boot split or insecure on the Citroen Xsara
CV boot split or insecure on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 4,680 tests — 4.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.2% of tests record it — this model is 3.7× that share |
| The 256 models compared | 22 of 256, 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, 2.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 2.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2007 at 2.9%; best 2003 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 181 | 6,822 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 183 | 10,832 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 161 | 15,228 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 276 | 22,770 | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 558 | 25,972 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 915 | 41,190 | 2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,139 | 38,914 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 605 | 21,672 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 390 | 18,052 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 223 | 9,278 | 2.4% |
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 split or insecure: 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 →