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The Citroen Xantia (1993-2001) is a large family car and the predecessor to the Citroen C5.

Citroen Xantia consumer reviews by year of make: 1992 1994 1995 1997 1999

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"'My Citroen Xantia’s speedometer is bouncing from 0 - 80 km and everywhere in between!!! Everything else on the dash is working fine, and if I r..." (Teagan, 20/01/2012 08:59:00)
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"Hi. I need to change the cam shaft sensor but I don’t know where it is. Can anyone help?" (Robeen, 06/01/2012 08:17:37)
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"The Citroen Xantia engine is not turned on when I try to start the car, in the morning when the temperature is low (10-14 Celsius degrees), the vehicl..." (Eyal Shiff, 01/12/2011 15:15:33)
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"'I have no heating in my Citroen Xantia. The blower is working, so is the thermostat but no heat is coming through. Can anyone help or advise?'" (Anne Murphy, 01/12/2011 10:51:25)
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"Hi, I want to change my steering rack arms - how do I do this? When you take of a nut there seems to be a bracket round the gaiter - how does this com..." (Martin McDougall, 14/11/2011 16:16:40)
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Teagan's question has been answered: "'My 1998 Activa tachometer stopped working after 12 years and 180,000 Km. Took it to Continental Cars in Sydney who pulled tacho/speedo out in attempt..." (03/02/2012 08:57:37)
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Anne Murphy's question has been answered: "'Check your water levels - Vvt from England '" (07/12/2011 10:42:00)
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Citroen Xantia consumer car reviews

Number of reviews: 7

Robert Leonard, Bedfordshire

Citroen Xantia SX 1995

Mine has done 270,000 plus miles. It doesn’t burn oil, runs well, achieves 80+ mph cruising and offers a comfortable, smooth ride, even after this mileage.

Submitted: 21/11/2011 15:53:03 | ID: 8609

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Andrew Morrison, Wales

Citroen Xantia 24v V6 Exclusive 1997

All versions of Xantiae are extremely good cars from the very special Activa with its fully active roll controlled suspension to the very capable estates. The best has to be the 24v v6 Exclusive though as I’ve run pretty much all varieties offered. This model offers champagne motoring for fizzy beer money! Such an amazing understated and massively undervalued car if ever there was one! The performance from the 200bhp v6 and the amazing auto adaptive gearbox is epic and totally addictive yet it’s all presented in a practical roomy superbly equipped family car that looks totally stock and unassuming. The ’trick’ suspension is ideally suited to both roles this car is capable of offering being immensely comfortable on motorways and broken up (the usual UK kind) road surfaces but out in the wilds on open undulating windy roads it’s a revelation tautening up the ride. If ever there was a rare (340 rhd in UK) ultimate Q-car this would be IT - and for just £500. So yes, I like it! In fact, I’ve just bought another as the older pre facelifted version is a far nicer looking car in my opinion. Get one now before they’re all needlessly run into the ground and run on pennies - they’re far to good for that fate! Same goes for the Activa but just a shame it never saw the V6 engine in the UK.

Submitted: 10/10/2011 10:03:40 | ID: 8398

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Colin Hunter, Shetland Islands

Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDi LX 1997

I’ve had three Xantias in total. The first, a 1.9D I didn’t keep long as it was uderpowered. The second, a 1.9 TD was much better and the last one the 2.0 HDi 110 was so good I kept it far longer than I should have, some 6 years in total. During that time it was reliable, comfortable and performance and economy were excellent. Tales of Citroens "over complicated" suspension system are GROSSLY exagerated and most jobs can be done quickly and cheaply by any competent home mechanic. However, good maintenance is the order of the day to prevent problems occurring in the first place. It was the last true "Hydraulic" Citroen, the C5 Replacement had ordinary servo brakes and power steering while the suspension pump was electric. On the Xantia it was all off one engine driven pump which would last for ever if fluid change schedules were observed. It’s probably the best ’motorway’ car I’ve ever had. As with Andrew Russel, The only failure I had in 6 years was an ABS sensor.

Submitted: 14/08/2011 14:39:29 | ID: 8157

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Mike Finch, Surrey

Citroen Xantia 1999

Great car!! I have a green car and I have had it since 2001 and I gave to my daughter for her birthday. She loves it and the insurance premiums on it are very cheap.

Submitted: 20/03/2011 11:32:29 | ID: 7393

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Kenneth Stephenson, Hampshire

Citroen Xantia 2.0i Saloon 1992

I had this car for ten years and loved every minute I was driving it. All my friends were getting new cars and I listened to the tales of these new cars and bought i FIAT. This was two massive mistakes, selling Citroen and buying Fiat. If they decided to make another Xantia I would be queueing ouyside the showroom.

Submitted: 11/12/2009 22:48:34 | ID: 4076

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John Fay, England

Citroen Xantia 18 li 1999

What a great car! I got it second hand for six hundred and fifty pounds - it flew through two mots [no faults]. I have had it for two years. I’ve only had to service it and it runs forever...

Submitted: 03/06/2009 09:30:04 | ID: 3043

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Andrew Russell, Cheshire

Citroen Xantia 1.9 TD SX 1994

I had my mine for nine years and sold it with 163,000 miles on the clock. In that time I found it an economical and reliable car. However a good maintenance regime is essential. Owners often neglect to change the hydraulic oil and coolant regularly, which leads to suspension and cylinder head /heater matrix problems respectively. The only issue I had was the front ABS sensor failed a couple of times. I would recommend this car a used buy with a good service history.

Submitted: 07/01/2009 11:06:38 | ID: 2345

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