Does the Citroen Nemo fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?

The Citroen Nemo records 0.28 road wheels failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.32 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.04, 95% interval −0.07 to −0.00). It ranks 244 of 516 models on road wheels (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on road wheels · check a Citroen Nemo by registration

What exactly fails on road wheels?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen Nemo is “A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud”, recorded 172 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen Nemo: most frequent road wheels defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud	172	0.17
A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting	83	0.08

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 99,179 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Citroen Nemo gets a road wheels advisory, how often does it fail next time?

1.2% of Citroen Nemo MOTs with a road wheels advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 13.5 months and 1,235 miles later (509 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 509 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Citroen Nemo fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?

What exactly fails on road wheels?

If a Citroen Nemo gets a road wheels advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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