Citroen C4 Picasso 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

20.9% of 9,788 MOT tests of the Citroen C4 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 105.8 (95% CI 101.2–110.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Citroen C4 Picasso fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen C4 Picasso built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	20.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	9788
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.2–110.4)	105.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	9788
Rank among this model's 6 build years	3	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	9788
Tested in 2024	1656	tests	median 55,075 miles	2024	1656

Built 2016 against Citroen C4 Picasso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 15% vs 13.3%; age 4: 14.9% vs 14.9%; age 5: 18.4% vs 18.1%; age 6: 23.1% vs 20.8%; age 7: 24.4% vs 22.8%; age 8: 28.9% vs 27.9%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Citroen C4 Picasso by registration · All Citroen C4 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 C4 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 C4 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	1,540	15	13.3–16.9	13.3	113
4	1,575	14.9	13.2–16.7	14.9	99.4
5	1,644	18.4	16.6–20.4	18.1	101.9
6	1,678	23.1	21.1–25.1	20.8	110.6
7	1,695	24.4	22.4–26.5	22.8	107.2
8	1,656	28.9	26.8–31.2	27.9	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,788 (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 C4 Picasso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 10.4 items per 100 first tests, against 10.6 across all build years of the Citroen C4 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 C4 Picasso built 2016 against the Citroen C4 Picasso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	10.4	10.6	1,022
Tyres	7.3	7.3	714
Suspension	6.5	6.2	639
Brakes	5.7	6.1	556
Body, chassis, structure	3.5	2.8	344

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,788 (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 6 published build years of the Citroen C4 Picasso, 2016 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 114.8. 2017: index 100.2.

Citroen C4 Picasso build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	128.4	99.1–157.6	no different (rough estimate)	221
2014	126.8	109.7–144.0	worse (rough estimate)	677
2015	114.8	101.1–128.4	worse (rough estimate)	1,045
2016	105.8	101.2–110.4	worse	9,788
2017	100.2	96.5–103.9	no different	15,817
2018	97.5	90.4–104.5	no different	4,680

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 32,228 (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 C4 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-c4-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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