Nissan Nv400: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Nissan Nv400 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK vehicle, by 5.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 574 individual Nissan Nv400 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 71.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 28 in every 100 Nissan Nv400s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Nissan Nv400 tested had covered 101,432 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Nissan Nv400 bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Nissan Nv400 rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Nissan Nv400s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Nv400

1. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 6.2% of tests (6.34x the national rate for this defect)
2. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 7.5% of tests (4.63x the national rate for this defect)
3. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (4.45x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.1% of tests (3.75x the national rate for this defect)
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.3% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.9% of tests (3.21x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.4% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.1% of tests (2.75x the national rate for this defect)
9. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.7% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.9% of tests (2.21x the national rate for this defect)

From 9,053 DVSA-tracked Nissan Nv400 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.72% of these flagged Nissan Nv400 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Nissan Nv400 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Nissan Nv400 year:

• 2012 Nissan Nv400 - 57.1% first-time pass, 361 tests
• 2013 Nissan Nv400 - 62.5% first-time pass, 301 tests
• 2014 Nissan Nv400 - 60% first-time pass, 510 tests
• 2015 Nissan Nv400 - 66.3% first-time pass, 869 tests
• 2016 Nissan Nv400 - 67.5% first-time pass, 1,243 tests
• 2017 Nissan Nv400 - 75.1% first-time pass, 991 tests
• 2018 Nissan Nv400 - 73% first-time pass, 759 tests
• 2019 Nissan Nv400 - 74.7% first-time pass, 912 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

• Fiat 500 - 71.6%
• Kia Ceed - 71.6%
• Toyota Starlet - 71.6%
• Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
• Mitsubishi Lancer - 71.5%
• Smart (Mcc) Cabriolet - 71.5%

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

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