Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Citroen Xsara
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 3,969 tests — 3.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 4.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 4.1× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 29 of 251, 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, 4.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 0.7%. The share has fallen 4.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 5.5%; best 2010 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 161 | 3,411 | 4.7% |
| 2002 | 258 | 5,416 | 4.8% |
| 2003 | 336 | 7,614 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 629 | 11,385 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 447 | 12,986 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 655 | 20,595 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 668 | 19,457 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 466 | 10,836 | 4.3% |
| 2009 | 279 | 9,026 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 33 | 4,639 | 0.7% |
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 lens slightly defective: 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 →