Nissan Nv300: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Nissan Nv300 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK vehicle, by 0.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,340 individual Nissan Nv300 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 77.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Nissan Nv300s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Nissan Nv300 tested had covered 66,072 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Nissan Nv300 sits 0.8 points above the national average, ranked 1,532 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Nv300

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5% of tests (3.82x the national rate for this defect)
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.6% of tests (3.8x the national rate for this defect)
3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.6% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.5% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.7% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2% of tests
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests

From 3,294 DVSA-tracked Nissan Nv300 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.66% of these flagged Nissan Nv300 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Nissan Nv300

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Nissan Nv300 before it actually fails on it.

1. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.4% of tests (6.54x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth, 1.2% of tests (5.98x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.4% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 7.5% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.5% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.5% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 9.1% of tests, also fails
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.2% of tests, also fails
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.4% of tests, also fails

From 3,294 DVSA-tracked Nissan Nv300 tests, 2024.

Nissan Nv300 pass rate by model year

From its 2017 to its 2021 model year, the Nissan Nv300's first-time pass rate has risen 13.6 points, from 69.1% to 82.7%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Nissan Nv300 year:

• 2017 Nissan Nv300 - 69.1% first-time pass, 595 tests
• 2018 Nissan Nv300 - 75% first-time pass, 607 tests
• 2019 Nissan Nv300 - 77.1% first-time pass, 436 tests
• 2020 Nissan Nv300 - 77.2% first-time pass, 508 tests
• 2021 Nissan Nv300 - 82.7% first-time pass, 1,048 tests

Other Nissan models

• Nissan Qashqai - 72.7%
• Nissan Juke - 71.8%
• Nissan Micra - 71.7%
• Nissan Note - 72.1%
• Nissan X-Trail - 73.5%
• Nissan Navara - 72.9%
• Nissan Leaf - 83.1%
• Nissan Nv200 - 65.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Jeep Cherokee - 77.6%
• Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi - 77.6%
• Ford B-Max - 77.5%
• Fiat Doblo 16v Tecnico Maxi Mtjt Ii - 77.5%
• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Dacia Logan - 77.4%

If this van is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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