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Citroen Nemo 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

48.1% of 4,256 MOT tests of the Citroen Nemo first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 106.9 (95% CI 102.3–111.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Citroen Nemo fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Nemo built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time48.1%all ages tested2019–20244256
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.3–111.6)106.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20244256
Rank among this model's 11 build years10of 111 = fails least for its age2019–20244256
Tested in 2024496testsmedian 131,814 miles2024496
line · Citroen Nemo built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 46.7% vs model normal 46.2% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Citroen Nemo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 46.7% vs 46.2%; age 12: 45.7% vs 43.1%; age 13: 48% vs 43.7%; age 14: 48.2% vs 44.1%; age 15: 51.3% vs 44.9%; age 16: 50.4% vs 48.7%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2008 Citroen Nemo by registration · All Citroen Nemo 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 2008 Citroen Nemo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 Nemo built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1193346.743.5–49.946.2101.2
1277545.742.2–49.243.1105.9
137594844.4–51.543.7109.7
1469748.244.5–51.944.1109.3
1559651.347.3–55.344.9114.3
16496 (rough estimate)50.446–54.848.7103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,256 (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 2008 Citroen Nemo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 51 items per 100 first tests, against 28.1 across all build years of the Citroen Nemo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Nemo built 2008 against the Citroen Nemo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5128.12,172
Suspension44.430.51,889
Visibility27.118.11,154
Body, chassis, structure15.86672
Tyres15.513.2660

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,256 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Citroen Nemo, 2008 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 99.7.

Citroen Nemo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2008106.9102.3–111.6worse4,256
200999.797.4–102.0no different16,614
201099.597.2–101.8no different16,425
201194.791.6–97.8better9,066
2012100.697.6–103.6no different10,379
2013101.698.4–104.7no different9,985
201499.396.3–102.4no different11,082
2015100.497.3–103.5no different11,246
201699.795.6–103.9no different6,622
2017102.295.3–109.1no different (rough estimate)2,608
2018107.793.3–122.1no different (rough estimate)657

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 98,940 (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 Nemo 2008 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-nemo/2008/

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.

Other pages for this model

Citroen Nemo 2009 · Citroen Nemo 2010 · Citroen Nemo 2011 · Citroen Nemo 2012 · Citroen Nemo 2013 · Citroen Nemo 2014 · Citroen Nemo 2015 · Citroen Nemo 2016 · Citroen Nemo 2017 · Citroen Nemo 2018 · Citroen Nemo in the Netherlands · Citroen Nemo by postcode area · Citroen Nemo body, chassis and structure failures · Citroen Nemo brakes failures · Citroen Nemo vehicle identification failures · Citroen Nemo lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Citroen Nemo noise, emissions and leaks failures · Citroen Nemo road wheels failures · Citroen Nemo seat belts and airbags failures · Citroen Nemo steering failures · Citroen Nemo suspension failures · Citroen Nemo tyres failures · Citroen Nemo visibility failures