Nissan Pickup: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Nissan Pickup fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 17.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,284 individual Nissan Pickup tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 59.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 40 in every 100 Nissan Pickups 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 Pickup tested had covered 112,671 miles and was built around 2004.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Nissan Pickup 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 Pickup 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 Pickups actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Pickup

1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 5.5% of tests (27.59x the national rate for this defect)
2. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.4% of tests (12.15x the national rate for this defect)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 7.5% of tests (9.81x the national rate for this defect)
4. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.1% of tests (9.26x the national rate for this defect)
5. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 6.3% of tests (7.64x the national rate for this defect)
6. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 4.2% of tests (5.48x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.4% of tests (5.29x the national rate for this defect)
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.9% of tests (3.13x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 4.8% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this defect)
10. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.5% of tests (2.63x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,970 DVSA-tracked Nissan Pickup tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.49% of these flagged Nissan Pickup defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Nissan Pickup 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 Pickup year:

• 2003 Nissan Pickup - 63.3% first-time pass, 226 tests
• 2004 Nissan Pickup - 58.4% first-time pass, 358 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

• Vauxhall Vivaro - 59.7%
• Mitsubishi Grandis - 59.7%
• Hyundai Accent - 59.6%
• Ford Focus C-Max - 59.5%
• Renault Grand Espace - 59.4%
• Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin - 59.1%

If this car 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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