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Citroen Nemo 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

41.1% of 10,379 MOT tests of the Citroen Nemo 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 100.6 (95% CI 97.6–103.6; 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 Nemo built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.1%all ages tested2019–202410379
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.6–103.6)100.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202410379
Rank among this model's 11 build years7of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202410379
Tested in 20241409testsmedian 95,315 miles20241409
line · Citroen Nemo built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 38.1% vs model normal 41.5% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Citroen Nemo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 38.1% vs 41.5%; age 8: 40.2% vs 40.5%; age 9: 43.3% vs 40.7%; age 10: 42.5% vs 39.8%; age 11: 41.5% vs 41.3%; age 12: 41.4% vs 41.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 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 2012 Citroen Nemo 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 Nemo built 2012: 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)
72,03038.136–40.341.591.9
81,82840.237.9–42.440.599.1
91,81143.341–45.640.7106.3
101,69742.540.2–44.939.8107
111,60441.539.1–4441.3100.6
121,40941.438.9–4441.3100.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,379 (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 Nemo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 31.2 items per 100 first tests, against 30.5 across all build years of the Citroen Nemo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Nemo built 2012 against the Citroen Nemo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension31.230.53,235
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.328.12,729
Visibility16.118.11,672
Tyres12.513.21,301
Brakes8.68.5897

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,379 (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 11 published build years of the Citroen Nemo, 2012 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 94.7. 2013: index 101.6.

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 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-nemo/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.

Other pages for this model

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