2012 Citroen Nemo: MOT pass rate and reliability

65.8% of 2012 Citroen Nemos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,410 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,647 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Citroen Nemos (65%, 13,932 tests): +0.8 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen Nemo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen Nemo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 60.4% 495 134,259
2009 62% 2,224 109,783
2010 63.5% 2,283 115,967
2011 64.8% 1,202 97,088
2012 65.8% 1,410 98,647
2013 65.4% 1,387 103,563
2014 65% 1,595 98,951
2015 67.5% 1,683 98,369
2016 67.6% 1,015 89,473
2017 71.2% 483 74,641

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Nemo

The 2012 sits close to the Citroen Nemo average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2012 Citroen Nemo the average at test was 98,647 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2017 at 71.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 60.4%. That 10.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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