2009 Nissan Note: MOT pass rate and reliability

66% of 2009 Nissan Notes pass the MOT first time, measured across 14,842 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,529 miles.

How the 2009 compares

  • Against all Nissan Notes (72.5%, 152,621 tests): -6.5 points
  • Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): -0.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Note model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Note:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 61.6% 8,593 104,170
2007 62.9% 11,696 100,461
2008 64.5% 15,024 97,715
2009 66% 14,842 92,529
2010 66.1% 14,104 89,372
2011 67.9% 11,945 83,058
2012 68.6% 11,718 76,001
2013 73% 11,804 70,938
2014 80.4% 21,871 63,219
2015 84.9% 14,969 55,393
2016 87.4% 10,811 46,297
2017 88.4% 5,192 42,511

What this means if you are buying a 2009 Note

The 2009 is a weaker year for this model, passing 6.5 points less often than the Nissan Note average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2009 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 a 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2009 Nissan Note the average at test was 92,529 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 88.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 61.6%. That 26.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Nissan Note MOT data · Every model