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Citroen Nemo 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

42.5% of 16,425 MOT tests of the Citroen Nemo first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.5 (95% CI 97.2–101.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Nemo built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time42.5%all ages tested2019–202416425
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.2–101.8)99.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202416425
Rank among this model's 11 build years3of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202416425
Tested in 20242279testsmedian 108,730 miles20242279
line · Citroen Nemo built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 41.3% vs model normal 44.3% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Citroen Nemo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 41.3% vs 44.3%; age 10: 40% vs 41.5%; age 11: 44.4% vs 42.4%; age 12: 42.6% vs 41.4%; age 13: 43.1% vs 42.5%; age 14: 44.1% vs 44.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 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 2010 Citroen Nemo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 2010: 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)
93,17041.339.6–4344.393
102,8494038.2–41.841.596.4
112,86344.442.5–46.242.4104.6
122,72642.640.8–44.541.4103.1
132,53843.141.2–4542.5101.3
142,27944.142–46.144.1100

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,425 (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 2010 Citroen Nemo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 37.6 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 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Nemo built 2010 against the Citroen Nemo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment37.628.16,178
Suspension32.530.55,345
Visibility20.218.13,320
Tyres14.113.22,322
Brakes9.38.51,524

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,425 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Citroen Nemo, 2010 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 99.7. 2011: index 94.7.

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 2010 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/2010/

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

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