Wheel bearings rough when rotated on the Citroen Xsara
Wheel bearings rough when rotated on the Citroen Xsara is recorded on 1,838 tests — 1.7% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 255 models compared | 25 of 255, 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, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 1.1%; best 2010 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61 | 6,822 | 0.9% |
| 2002 | 116 | 10,832 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 166 | 15,228 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 253 | 22,770 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 184 | 38,958 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 325 | 61,785 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 381 | 58,371 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 195 | 21,672 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 107 | 18,052 | 0.6% |
| 2010 | 24 | 9,278 | 0.3% |
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 £20–£55 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
- Wheel bearings rough when rotated: 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 →