2015 Nissan Leaf: MOT pass rate and reliability
70.4% of 2015 Nissan Leafs pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,983 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 58,914 miles.
How the 2015 compares
- Against all Nissan Leafs (83.4%, 43,042 tests): -13 points
- Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): -7.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Nissan Leaf model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Leaf:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69.2% | 442 | 62,691 |
| 2012 | 67.8% | 469 | 60,920 |
| 2013 | 63.3% | 1,239 | 70,143 |
| 2014 | 65.6% | 3,036 | 65,981 |
| 2015 | 70.4% | 3,983 | 58,914 |
| 2016 | 75.8% | 4,019 | 59,211 |
| 2017 | 82.2% | 4,990 | 50,790 |
| 2018 | 87.2% | 5,050 | 51,393 |
| 2019 | 89.2% | 4,914 | 42,685 |
| 2020 | 91.4% | 7,127 | 33,479 |
| 2021 | 93.1% | 7,412 | 24,442 |
| 2022 | 96.6% | 324 | 23,792 |
What this means if you are buying a 2015 Leaf
The 2015 is a weaker year for this model, passing 13 points less often than the Nissan Leaf average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2015 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 an 11-year-old car fails on
A 2015 car is 11 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2015 Nissan Leaf the average at test was 58,914 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 2022 at 96.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 63.3%. That 33.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2012 Nissan Leaf - 67.8%
- 2013 Nissan Leaf - 63.3%
- 2014 Nissan Leaf - 65.6%
- 2016 Nissan Leaf - 75.8%
- 2017 Nissan Leaf - 82.2%
- 2018 Nissan Leaf - 87.2%