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Citroen Nemo 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

36.0% of 11,246 MOT tests of the Citroen Nemo first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.4 (95% CI 97.3–103.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Citroen Nemo built in 2015 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time36.0%all ages tested2019–202411246
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.3–103.5)100.4index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202411246
Rank among this model's 11 build years6of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202411246
Tested in 20241681testsmedian 93,552 miles20241681
line · Citroen Nemo built 2015 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2015 28.3% vs model normal 31.7% at age 4 · 2019–2024
Built 2015 against Citroen Nemo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 28.3% vs 31.7%; age 5: 33.4% vs 33.1%; age 6: 35% vs 35.7%; age 7: 38.2% vs 36.9%; age 8: 43.2% vs 39%; age 9: 38.9% vs 39.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2015 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 2015 Citroen Nemo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 2015: 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)
42,04928.326.4–30.231.789.1
51,88233.431.3–35.633.1101.1
61,9293532.9–37.135.798.1
71,88838.236.1–40.536.9103.7
81,81743.240.9–45.539110.7
91,68138.936.6–41.339.498.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,246 (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 2015 Citroen Nemo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is suspension: 24.4 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 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Citroen Nemo built 2015 against the Citroen Nemo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2015, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension24.430.52,739
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.628.12,205
Visibility1818.12,020
Tyres13.613.21,525
Brakes7.28.5807

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,246 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Citroen Nemo, 2015 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 99.3. 2016: 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 2015 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/2015/

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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