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Citroen Acadine vs Citroen Xsara: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Citroen Acadine
75%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Citroen Xsara
69%
MOT pass rate · 355,587 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Citroen Acadine (75%) and Citroen Xsara (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Citroen Acadine Citroen Xsara
MOT pass rate 75% ✓ 69%
MOT failure rate 25% ✓ 31%
Faults & advisories per test 2.8 1.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 15% 1% ✓
Average mileage 85,079 mi 119,683 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 355,587

Most common faults

Citroen Acadine

  1. Body has slight corrosion rear under body both sides (6.1.B.2)
  2. Offside Rear position lamp(s) deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
  3. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
  4. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  5. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  6. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Citroen Xsara

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Citroen Acadine (75%) and Citroen Xsara (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Citroen Acadine report Full Citroen Xsara report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.