2018 Nissan Nv300: MOT pass rate and reliability

75% of 2018 Nissan Nv300s pass the MOT first time, measured across 607 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 79,626 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Nissan Nv300s (76.9%, 3,259 tests): -1.9 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -10.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Nv300 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Nv300:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2017 69.1% 595 90,746
2018 75% 607 79,626
2019 77.1% 436 66,842
2020 77.2% 508 59,932
2021 82.7% 1,048 46,341

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Nv300

The 2018 sits close to the Nissan Nv300 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 2018 Nissan Nv300 the average at test was 79,626 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 82.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 69.1%. That 13.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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