2016 Nissan Nv200: MOT pass rate and reliability

70% of 2016 Nissan Nv200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,239 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 78,987 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Nissan Nv200s (65.5%, 25,583 tests): +4.5 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -10.9 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 2016 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 2016 Nv200

The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.5 points more often than the Nissan Nv200 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 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. On a 2016 Nissan Nv200 the average at test was 78,987 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 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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