Does the Citroen Xsara fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Citroen Xsara records 11.98 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.58 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.40, 95% interval +1.28 to +1.52). It ranks 167 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Xsara is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 18,170 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen Xsara: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	18,170	5.55
A tyre seriously damaged	9,694	2.96
A tyre cords visible or damaged	7,400	2.26
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,128	0.34
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	658	0.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 327,241 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Citroen Xsara gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

12.3% of Citroen Xsara MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,874 miles later (65,506 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 65,506 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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