Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Citroen Xsara
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 3,765 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 3.5× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 33 of 245, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 1.7%; best 2010 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 143 | 10,233 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 272 | 16,248 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 334 | 22,842 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 554 | 34,155 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 446 | 38,958 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 646 | 61,785 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 622 | 58,371 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 416 | 32,508 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 276 | 27,078 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | 9,278 | 0.4% |
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 £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: 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 →