Petrol Nissan Note: MOT pass rate

73.1% of petrol Nissan Notes pass the MOT first time, measured across 131,574 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 76,281.

Petrol against the other Nissan Note versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Nissan Note specifically, petrol is the strongest at 73.1%, and this petrol version sits 0.6 points above the 72.5% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Nissan Note had covered 76,281 miles at test, against 92,957 for the diesel. That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Nissan Note page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Nissan Note

1. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 1.2% of tests (3.98x the national rate for this defect)
2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1.3% of tests (3.07x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.7% of tests (2.73x the national rate for this defect)
4. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.4% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this defect)
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5.3% of tests (2.24x the national rate for this defect)
6. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.6% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.4% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
8. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.7% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.4% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)

From 132,113 DVSA-tracked petrol Nissan Note tests, 2024, split out from the Nissan Note's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.16% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Nissan Note

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 4% of tests (3.64x the national rate for this defect)
2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 11.6% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 30.6% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.2% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.6% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect), also fails
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.4% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.9% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 18.2% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.9% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.1% of tests

From 132,113 DVSA-tracked petrol Nissan Note tests, 2024.

Other Nissan Note fuel types

• Diesel Nissan Note - 68.2%

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