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Citroen Elation vs Citroen Xsara: reliability comparison

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

Citroen Elation
67%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Citroen Xsara
69%
MOT pass rate · 355,587 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Citroen Elation (67%) 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 Elation Citroen Xsara
MOT pass rate 67% 69% ✓
MOT failure rate 33% 31% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 123,580 mi 119,683 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 355,587

Most common faults

Citroen Elation

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened (3.5.1b)
  3. Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
  4. Offside Rear position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e)
  5. Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light (1.2.1e)
  6. front bumper in poor condition

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 Elation (67%) and Citroen Xsara (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Citroen Elation 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.