CITROEN XSARA2004 · 1.6L Petrol

The Citroen Xsara presents a broadly stable roadworthiness picture, with the most recent test on 6 May 2022 at 147,102 miles returning a pass after an initial same-day failure that recorded no defects. The maintenance trend shows no worsening mechanical condition across the available history, though the duplicated failure and pass entries on both 6 May 2022 and 15 May 2020 at identical mileages suggest administrative re-tests rather than repaired faults. No advisories or defects appear on any certificate, which indicates the vehicle cleared each examination on the day without flagged wear. Annual mileage sits at a typical 6,686 per year for a 22-year-old car, with the record showing 132,667 miles on 19 May 2020, 139,136 on 12 May 2021, and 147,102 on 6 May 2022. That is roughly 6,500 miles added each year, a steady and unremarkable accumulation. The DVSA data is sparse, offering only five entries across three years with clean sheets throughout, so no rapid accumulation or prolonged standing gaps are evident from the figures supplied. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the age and 147,102 miles, as MOT passes with no advisories do not confirm component life remaining. The same-day fail and pass structure in May 2020 and May 2022 implies the tester raised a non-itemised concern that the owner cleared without recorded defect, so verify the test certificates physically. Structural corrosion around sills and subframes warrants close checking, as a 2004 Citroen of this mileage often hides rust outside the test bay.