Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

45.5% of 5,261 MOT tests of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.4 (95% CI 93.5–101.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Grand C4 Picasso built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5261
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.5–101.3)	97.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5261
Rank among this model's 8 build years	4	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5261
Tested in 2024	766	tests	median 99,895 miles	2024	766

Built 2012 against Citroen Grand C4 Picasso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 40.8% vs 44.4%; age 8: 45.6% vs 43%; age 9: 44.9% vs 47.4%; age 10: 44.9% vs 48.4%; age 11: 46.8% vs 47.5%; age 12: 51.3% vs 50.2%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso by registration · All Citroen Grand 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 2012 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Grand C4 Picasso built 2012: 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)
7	978	40.8	37.8–43.9	44.4	92
8	882	45.6	42.3–48.9	43	106
9	917	44.9	41.7–48.2	47.4	94.8
10	882	44.9	41.6–48.2	48.4	92.8
11	836	46.8	43.4–50.2	47.5	98.4
12	766	51.3	47.8–54.8	50.2	102.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,261 (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 2012 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 40.6 items per 100 first tests, against 51.1 across all build years of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Grand C4 Picasso built 2012 against the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	40.6	51.1	2,138
Brakes	16.9	18.8	887
Suspension	16.7	19	881
Tyres	13.2	13.1	694
Visibility	11.7	12.3	616

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,261 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, 2012 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 93.8. 2013: index 114.5.

Citroen Grand C4 Picasso build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	89.7	78.9–100.6	no different (rough estimate)	540
2008	100.4	95.0–105.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,525
2009	100.9	98.3–103.4	no different	11,301
2010	102.6	99.9–105.3	no different	10,447
2011	93.8	90.8–96.8	better	8,103
2012	97.4	93.5–101.3	no different	5,261
2013	114.5	93.7–135.3	no different (rough estimate)	226
2014	79.6	66.8–92.4	better (rough estimate)	422

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 38,825 (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 Grand C4 Picasso 2012 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-grand/2012/

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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