Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 734 individual Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-Ts presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T tested had covered 22,797 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.8% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.6% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.5% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
7. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.3% of tests (7.32x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.3% of tests
10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.3% of tests (10.84x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,157 DVSA-tracked Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.14% of these flagged Nissan Micra N-Tec Ig-T defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Nissan models

• Nissan Qashqai - 72.7%
• Nissan Juke - 71.8%
• Nissan Micra - 71.7%
• Nissan Note - 72.1%
• Nissan X-Trail - 73.5%
• Nissan Navara - 72.9%
• Nissan Leaf - 83.1%
• Nissan Nv200 - 65.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Mokka Sri Turbo - 91%
• Peugeot 3008 Allure Premium Bluehdi Ss - 91%
• Peugeot Auto-Sleepers - 91%
• Volvo V60 Momentum B3 Mhev Auto - 91%
• Nissan Leaf E + N-Tec - 91%
• BMW 320i Xdrive M Sport Auto - 91%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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