Window regulators and central locking Citroën: problems by model and engine

Documented faults, from most to least important

Severity × frequency. Below each one, the Citroën models it appears in.

- Low severityCommonFrequency: CommonCitroën C4 IFailure of the electric windows, door locks and bootIt is the most cited problem in a reliability survey with 573 responses on the C4 (2004-2010): the electric windows, locks, door handles and boot add up to 97 cases, the system with the most incidents in the whole sample.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën Berlingo IElectric window motor or cable failureAccording to the pages, the electric windows fail frequently: motors, cables, plastic brackets and switches. On the Berlingo page they add up to 40 reports and the glass can drop crooked or stop halfway.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C2Window motor and BSI module faults on the Citroën C2On the C2, the reports on fiches-auto.fr cite around 28 electrical mentions: window motors, door wiring and BSI module faults, plus false airbag warnings. No public recall is on record.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C4 Picasso IElectric window motor failureThe listing records 49 reports of window failures, between 7,000 and 115,000 km.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C5 IElectric window regulator motor or cable failure on the Citroën C5According to the reports on fiches-auto.fr, 50 of 447 C5 (2001-2008) owners cite window regulator faults: a failed motor or cable, a jammed window or intermittent operation, with damp and corrosion in the door connectors.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën C8Failure of the rear electric windows and their switchesThe fiches-auto.fr page records 15 C8 owner reports of failing electric windows, mostly the rear ones, with switches that respond poorly, usually from around 80,000 km.
- Low severityOccasionalFrequency: OccasionalCitroën XsaraElectric window and door cable failure on the Citroën XsaraThe electric windows are a typical fault on the Xsara: around 46 mentions out of 495 owner reports on fiches-auto.fr, with motors, cables and door connectors that fail; one window jammed at around 100,000 km because of a severed wire. No public recall is recorded.

By Citroën model

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Frequently asked questions

What faults with window regulators and central locking do Citroën cars have?

In 7 models from Citroën there are 7 documented faults with window regulators and central locking. The most important: failure of the electric windows, door locks and boot, electric window motor or cable failure and window motor and BSI module faults on the Citroën C2. Each fault has its own page with the affected years and versions, the symptoms and the repair cost.

Which Citroën models have the most problems with window regulators and central locking?

Citroën Berlingo I (1 fault), Citroën Xsara (1 fault), Citroën C5 I (1 fault) and Citroën C8 (1 fault).