Exhaust system leaking on the Citroen Xsara
Exhaust system leaking on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 9,242 tests — 8.7% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.1× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 24 of 316, 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 2000, 5.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 2.6%. The share has fallen 3.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.6%; best 2009 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 163 | 2,925 | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 490 | 10,233 | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 820 | 16,248 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,020 | 22,842 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 881 | 34,155 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 845 | 38,958 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,706 | 61,785 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,665 | 58,371 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 787 | 32,508 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 503 | 27,078 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 362 | 13,917 | 2.6% |
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 £45–£120 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
- Exhaust system leaking: 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 →