Citroen NEMO - 2009
348.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Citroen NEMO, model year 2009.
Sample size: 2,122 cars, 4,570 tests and 15,910 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,122 cars
The 2009 Citroen Nemo has an overall defect rate of 348 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average for cars of the same year. It demonstrates a significant increase in defect rates as mileage increases, particularly showing the highest issues in the over 124,000 miles category. While it performs better than average in the brakes category, it struggles with steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, showing notably higher defect rates compared to the average vehicle. This model's defects highlight areas for potential improvements, particularly in aspects of visibility and electrical systems.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,122 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 33.9% better
77.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 26.4% worse
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▼ 83.3% worse
42.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 47.0% worse
118.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.8% worse
323.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 23.4% worse
51.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 78.3% worse
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 35.8% worse
46.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,527
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,044
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 930
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 857
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 800
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 413
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 410
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 394
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 363
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 326
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 288
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 200
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 162
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 158
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 118