Citroen C3 Picasso 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

34.7% of 285 MOT tests of the Citroen C3 Picasso first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 117.7 (95% CI 94.5–140.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Citroen C3 Picasso built in 2013 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	34.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	285
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.5–140.8)	117.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	285
Rank among this model's 5 build years	5	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	285
Tested in 2024	177	tests	median 63,522 miles	2024	177

Built 2013 against Citroen C3 Picasso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 37.5% vs 26.6%; age 7: 34% vs 27.4%; age 8: 34.7% vs 31.7%; age 9: 30.5% vs n/a%; age 10: 40.3% vs n/a%; age 11: 31.6% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2013 Citroen C3 Picasso by registration · All Citroen C3 Picasso MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2013 Citroen C3 Picasso fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Citroen C3 Picasso built 2013: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
6	32 (rough estimate)	37.5	22.9–54.7	26.6	141.2
7	106 (rough estimate)	34	25.6–43.4	27.4	123.8
8	147 (rough estimate)	34.7	27.5–42.7	31.7	109.6
9	174 (rough estimate)	30.5	24.1–37.7	not available	not available
10	186 (rough estimate)	40.3	33.5–47.5	not available	not available
11	177 (rough estimate)	31.6	25.2–38.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 822 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2013 Citroen C3 Picasso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 17.4 items per 100 first tests, against 9.6 across all build years of the Citroen C3 Picasso. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen C3 Picasso built 2013 against the Citroen C3 Picasso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2013, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	17.4	9.6	143
Visibility	10.9	7.8	90
Tyres	10.9	8.6	90
Brakes	8	4.9	66
Suspension	5.8	1.9	48

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 822 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Citroen C3 Picasso, 2013 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 97.3.

Citroen C3 Picasso build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	117.7	94.5–140.8	no different (rough estimate)	285
2014	97.3	81.7–112.9	no different (rough estimate)	565
2015	107.7	94.5–120.9	no different (rough estimate)	926
2016	99.3	95.6–103.0	no different	11,858
2017	103.2	99.9–106.5	no different	17,234

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,868 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Citroen C3 Picasso 2013 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/citroen-c3-picasso/2013/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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