Diesel Nissan Nv200: MOT pass rate

63.3% of diesel Nissan Nv200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 22,349 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 102,824.

Diesel against the other Nissan Nv200 versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.

On the Nissan Nv200 specifically, petrol is the strongest at 85.7%, and this diesel version sits 2.2 points below the 65.5% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The diesel Nissan Nv200 fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. 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 diesel Nissan Nv200 had covered 102,824 miles at test, against 43,883 for the electric and 54,632 for the petrol. That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust.

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 Nv200 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a diesel Nissan Nv200

1. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4% of tests (6.76x the national rate for this defect)
2. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 2.6% of tests (6.23x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 28.7% of tests (5.72x the national rate for this defect)
4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 4.2% of tests (4.68x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 10.2% of tests (4.59x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 2.3% of tests (4.41x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.7% of tests (2.72x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.1% of tests (2.56x the national rate for this defect)
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.2% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.3% of tests (2.24x the national rate for this defect)

From 22,467 DVSA-tracked diesel Nissan Nv200 tests, 2024, split out from the Nissan Nv200's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.4% 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 diesel Nissan Nv200

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

1. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 7.6% of tests (5.53x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 42.7% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 3.4% of tests (3.05x the national rate for this defect)
4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 2.6% of tests (3.03x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 8.7% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 32% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.3% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.2% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.1% of tests

From 22,467 DVSA-tracked diesel Nissan Nv200 tests, 2024.

Other Nissan Nv200 fuel types

• Electric Nissan Nv200 - 80%
• Petrol Nissan Nv200 - 85.7%

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