Engine oil leaking excessively on the Citroen Xsara
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 13,653 tests — 12.8% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 5.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 37 of 368, 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, 10.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 3.8%. The share has fallen 6.9 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 10.7%; best 2009 at 3.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 729 | 6,822 | 10.7% |
| 2002 | 1,062 | 10,832 | 9.8% |
| 2003 | 1,080 | 15,228 | 7.1% |
| 2004 | 1,639 | 34,155 | 4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,725 | 25,972 | 6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,696 | 41,190 | 6.5% |
| 2007 | 2,375 | 38,914 | 6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,133 | 21,672 | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 634 | 18,052 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 352 | 9,278 | 3.8% |
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 £200–£700 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
- Engine oil leaking excessively: 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 →