Citroen Nemo MOT reliability

Citroen Nemos passed their MOT first time 57% of the time across 12,373 tests in 2025. 10,128 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

57%

MOTs analysed

12,373

Still licensed (GB)

10,128

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2016 diesel

981 MOTs

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 91,141 (most between 65,523 and 119,589).

2017: 95% → 2018: 84% → 2019: 72% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 66% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (11.6%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (5.4%)
Position lamp: not working (4.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.9%)

Where 2016 Nemos fail

Suspension & axles

21.5%

Lights & electrics

15.2%

Wheels & tyres

10.0%

Visibility & wipers

8.0%

Brakes

7.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.5%

Steering

2.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.