17,173 on UK roads in 2025-6,002 vs 2024
On the road
17,173
17,173 licensed
Change vs 2024
-25.9%
-6,002 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Citroen XSARA has a steady presence on UK roads, with 17,173 licensed in 2025 - down 25.9% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (60%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Citroen XSARA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Citroen XSARA on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Citroen Xsara holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 26,020 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
59.3%
26,020 MOT tests in 2025 · 19,378 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
58.8%
2023
58.7%
2024
58.4%
2025
59.3%
▲ 0.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Citroen Xsara is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 33,342 cars tracked across years
58.4%
low · <5k
38.9%
avg · 5-15k
2.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,303-6,899 miles a year (median 4,267).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 103,034 → 103,374 → 103,486 → 103,585
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
11,600 tests
59.7%
Diesel
7,776 tests
58.7%
A 2025 Citroen Xsara passes first time 59.3% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 5,179 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 75.6% of low-mileage cars pass versus 53.5% past 120k.
Of 7,891 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Citroen XSARA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
