Nissan: MOT pass rate and reliability
Nissan vehicles pass the MOT first time 73.4% of the time, measured across 1,670,458 DVSA tests. That is 3.6 points worse than the 77% national average, ranking Nissan 37 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Nissan models
- Nissan Qashqai - 72.7%, 560,580 tests
- Nissan Juke - 71.8%, 276,520 tests
- Nissan Micra - 71.7%, 247,437 tests
- Nissan Note - 72.1%, 153,413 tests
- Nissan X-Trail - 73.5%, 91,926 tests
- Nissan Navara - 72.9%, 74,409 tests
- Nissan Leaf - 83.1%, 43,227 tests
- Nissan Nv200 - 65.1%, 25,725 tests
- Nissan Pulsar - 76%, 21,251 tests
- Nissan Almera - 64.1%, 14,547 tests
- Nissan Elgrand - 71.8%, 13,461 tests
- Nissan Pixo - 72.8%, 11,584 tests
- Nissan Juke N-Connecta Dig-T - 91.9%, 10,606 tests
- Nissan Primastar - 54%, 8,920 tests
- Nissan Juke N-Connecta Dig-T S-A - 92.6%, 7,151 tests
- Nissan Juke Tekna Dig-T - 91.7%, 6,126 tests
- Nissan E-Nv200 - 80.2%, 6,078 tests
- Nissan Pathfinder - 58.8%, 5,808 tests
- Nissan Juke Tekna Dig-T S-A - 92%, 5,780 tests
- Nissan 350 Z - 76.4%, 5,182 tests
- Nissan Juke Tekna + Dig-T S-A - 92.5%, 3,393 tests
- Nissan Primera - 63.8%, 3,253 tests
- Nissan Juke Tekna + Dig-T - 92.9%, 3,025 tests
- Nissan Cube - 71.8%, 2,843 tests
- Nissan Juke Acenta Dig-T - 90.3%, 2,822 tests
- Nissan Serena - 80.1%, 2,563 tests
- Nissan Figaro - 66.5%, 2,456 tests
- Nissan GT-R - 94.2%, 2,392 tests
- Nissan Nv300 - 77.5%, 2,340 tests
- Nissan Qashqai N-Connecta Dig-T Mhev - 91.5%, 2,202 tests
- Nissan Skyline - 87.9%, 2,108 tests
- Nissan Unclassified - 72.9%, 2,039 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Acenta Prem Dig-T Mhev - 92.3%, 1,957 tests
- Nissan 370 Z - 84.8%, 1,806 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Nconncta Digt Mhev Cvt - 93.5%, 1,806 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Premiere Ed Dig-T Mhev - 92.3%, 1,800 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Acenta Prem T Mhev Cvt - 93.4%, 1,753 tests
- Nissan Nv250 Acenta Dci - 76.8%, 1,542 tests
- Nissan Terrano - 62.6%, 1,485 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Prem Ed Dig-T Mhev Cvt - 92.1%, 1,456 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Tekna Dig-T Mhev Cvt - 94.1%, 1,382 tests
- Nissan Qashqai N-Tec Dig-T S-A - 91.4%, 1,307 tests
- Nissan Leaf E + N-Connecta - 90.6%, 1,304 tests
- Nissan Pickup - 59.6%, 1,284 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Tekna + Dig-T Mhev Cvt - 93.1%, 1,233 tests
- Nissan Qashqai Tekna Dig-T Mhev - 94.3%, 1,200 tests
- Nissan Patrol - 74.6%, 1,031 tests
- Nissan Kubistar - 56.8%, 970 tests
- Nissan Murano - 67.4%, 911 tests
- Nissan Juke Acenta Dig-T S-A - 89.8%, 876 tests
- Nissan 200 Sx - 84.8%, 808 tests
- Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T - 91%, 734 tests
- Nissan D22 - 62.7%, 715 tests
- Nissan Leaf E + N-Tec - 91%, 714 tests
- Nissan Nv250 Tekna Dci - 79.1%, 588 tests
- Nissan Nv400 - 71.6%, 574 tests
- Nissan Sunny - 69.8%, 550 tests
- Nissan Silvia - 86.3%, 511 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Nissan
Pooled across all Nissan models, not just one: what actually fails on a Nissan more than the UK average.
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.8% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.4% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.4% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.6% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this defect)
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.1% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.7% of tests
From 2,454,488 DVSA-tracked Nissan tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.96% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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