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Citroen Nemo 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

40.2% of 9,985 MOT tests of the Citroen Nemo first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.6 (95% CI 98.4–104.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Nemo built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time40.2%all ages tested2019–20249985
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.4–104.7)101.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20249985
Rank among this model's 11 build years8of 111 = fails least for its age2019–20249985
Tested in 20241386testsmedian 99,452 miles20241386
line · Citroen Nemo built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 37.9% vs model normal 38.9% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Citroen Nemo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 37.9% vs 38.9%; age 7: 38.1% vs 38.5%; age 8: 41.4% vs 40.1%; age 9: 39.9% vs 39.4%; age 10: 42.3% vs 40%; age 11: 42.5% vs 41%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 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 2013 Citroen Nemo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: 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)
61,90237.935.7–40.138.997.4
71,71638.135.8–40.438.599.1
81,74141.439.1–43.740.1103.1
91,68539.937.6–42.339.4101.3
101,55542.339.9–44.840105.8
111,38642.539.9–45.141103.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,985 (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 2013 Citroen Nemo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is suspension: 31.6 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 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Nemo built 2013 against the Citroen Nemo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension31.630.53,154
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.728.12,570
Visibility1718.11,693
Tyres12.713.21,268
Brakes9.78.5969

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,985 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Citroen Nemo, 2013 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 100.6. 2014: index 99.3.

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 2013 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/2013/

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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