2003 Nissan Pickup: MOT pass rate and reliability

63.3% of 2003 Nissan Pickups pass the MOT first time, measured across 226 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 119,891 miles.

How the 2003 compares

• Against all Nissan Pickups (60.7%, 1,269 tests): +2.6 points
• Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): -1.4 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Pickup model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Pickup:

What this means if you are buying a 2003 Pickup

The 2003 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.6 points more often than the Nissan Pickup average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 a 23-year-old car fails on

A 2003 car is 23 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2003 Nissan Pickup the average at test was 119,891 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.

2003 is the strongest year on record for this model at 63.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2004 Nissan Pickup - 58.4%

All Nissan Pickup MOT data · Every model