Citroen C3 Picasso 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

23.0% of 11,858 MOT tests of the Citroen C3 Picasso first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.3 (95% CI 95.6–103.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen C3 Picasso built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	23.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	11858
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.6–103.0)	99.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	11858
Rank among this model's 5 build years	2	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	11858
Tested in 2024	2006	tests	median 43,354 miles	2024	2006

Built 2016 against Citroen C3 Picasso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 15.1% vs 16.7%; age 4: 20.4% vs 20.6%; age 5: 20.3% vs 20.5%; age 6: 23.8% vs 23.6%; age 7: 26% vs 26.5%; age 8: 31.7% vs 30.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 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 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
3	1,906	15.1	13.6–16.8	16.7	90.7
4	1,906	20.4	18.7–22.3	20.6	99.3
5	1,994	20.3	18.6–22.1	20.5	99.1
6	2,029	23.8	22–25.7	23.6	100.8
7	2,017	26	24.2–28	26.5	98.4
8	2,006	31.7	29.7–33.8	30.6	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,858 (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 2016 Citroen C3 Picasso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 8.3 items per 100 first tests, against 8.6 across all build years of the Citroen C3 Picasso. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen C3 Picasso built 2016 against the Citroen C3 Picasso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8.3	8.6	981
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.9	9.6	935
Visibility	7	7.8	828
Body, chassis, structure	4.4	4	526
Brakes	4.1	4.9	483

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,858 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Citroen C3 Picasso, 2016 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 107.7. 2017: index 103.2.

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 2016 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/2016/

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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