2016 Nissan Pulsar: MOT pass rate and reliability

77.2% of 2016 Nissan Pulsars pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,161 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 59,784 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Nissan Pulsars (76.4%, 21,154 tests): +0.8 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -3.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Pulsar model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Pulsar:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 65.9% 1,307 73,227
2015 71.1% 7,507 67,244
2016 77.2% 6,161 59,784
2017 82.5% 4,097 50,082
2018 87.4% 2,008 39,813

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Pulsar

The 2016 sits close to the Nissan Pulsar 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 a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Nissan Pulsar the average at test was 59,784 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 2018 at 87.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 65.9%. That 21.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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