Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Citroen Xsara
Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 8,498 tests — 8.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 27 of 325, 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, 6.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 6.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2005 at 9.5%; best 2001 at 6.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 216 | 3,411 | 6.3% |
| 2002 | 380 | 5,416 | 7.0% |
| 2003 | 504 | 7,614 | 6.6% |
| 2004 | 1,069 | 11,385 | 9.4% |
| 2005 | 1,229 | 12,986 | 9.5% |
| 2006 | 1,688 | 20,595 | 8.2% |
| 2007 | 1,593 | 19,457 | 8.2% |
| 2008 | 880 | 10,836 | 8.1% |
| 2009 | 602 | 9,026 | 6.7% |
| 2010 | 295 | 4,639 | 6.4% |
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–£20 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
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps): 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 →