Nissan Pixo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Nissan Pixo fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 3.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 11,584 individual Nissan Pixo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 72.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 27 in every 100 Nissan Pixos 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 Pixo tested had covered 62,552 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

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

Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Pixo

1. Audible warning inoperative, 2% of tests (9.47x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 6.2% of tests (7.49x the national rate for this defect)
3. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 1.2% of tests (5.15x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.3% of tests (4.7x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.9% of tests (2.93x the national rate for this defect)
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.7% of tests (2.7x the national rate for this defect)
7. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.5% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.7% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.9% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.8% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this defect)

From 15,448 DVSA-tracked Nissan Pixo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.5% of these flagged Nissan Pixo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Nissan Pixo 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 Pixo year:

• 2009 Nissan Pixo - 72.5% first-time pass, 3,345 tests
• 2010 Nissan Pixo - 72.4% first-time pass, 3,914 tests
• 2011 Nissan Pixo - 73.2% first-time pass, 1,968 tests
• 2012 Nissan Pixo - 74.5% first-time pass, 1,808 tests
• 2013 Nissan Pixo - 78.6% first-time pass, 490 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

• Suzuki Jimny - 72.9%
• Alfa Romeo Spider - 72.9%
• Nissan Unclassified - 72.9%
• Smart (Mcc) Fortwo Cabriolet - 72.8%
• Chrysler 300 C - 72.8%
• Fiat Camper - 72.8%

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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