2011 Nissan Nv200: MOT pass rate and reliability

60% of 2011 Nissan Nv200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,149 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 124,530 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Nissan Nv200s (65.5%, 25,583 tests): -5.5 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -8.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Nv200 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Nv200:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 60.9% 1,161 123,516
2011 60% 2,149 124,530
2012 58.6% 2,856 119,368
2013 59.7% 3,804 111,918
2014 62.6% 2,916 100,908
2015 65.4% 4,065 91,321
2016 70% 3,239 78,987
2017 73.9% 2,279 65,959
2018 74% 1,770 64,804
2019 78.2% 801 60,595
2021 89.9% 248 23,462

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Nv200

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.5 points less often than the Nissan Nv200 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2011 Nissan Nv200 the average at test was 124,530 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 2021 at 89.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 58.6%. That 31.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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