2000 Citroen Xsara: MOT pass rate and reliability
57.1% of 2000 Citroen Xsaras pass the MOT first time, measured across 238 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 108,986 miles.
How the 2000 compares
- Against all Citroen Xsaras (58.4%, 26,151 tests): -1.3 points
- Against all 2000 cars (67.3%): -10.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Citroen Xsara model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2000 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen Xsara:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.1% | 238 | 108,986 |
| 2001 | 56% | 829 | 114,425 |
| 2002 | 60.3% | 1,326 | 111,489 |
| 2003 | 56.9% | 1,806 | 115,142 |
| 2004 | 59.4% | 2,759 | 112,790 |
| 2005 | 56.8% | 3,078 | 107,877 |
| 2006 | 59% | 5,067 | 101,003 |
| 2007 | 57.3% | 4,775 | 102,919 |
| 2008 | 56.3% | 2,663 | 100,620 |
| 2009 | 61.8% | 2,269 | 93,693 |
| 2010 | 62.6% | 1,185 | 92,392 |
What this means if you are buying a 2000 Xsara
The 2000 sits close to the Citroen Xsara average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 26-year-old car fails on
A 2000 car is 26 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2000 Citroen Xsara the average at test was 108,986 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2010 at 62.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 56%. That 6.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2000 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2001 Citroen Xsara - 56%
- 2002 Citroen Xsara - 60.3%
- 2003 Citroen Xsara - 56.9%