2010 Nissan Serena: MOT pass rate and reliability
78% of 2010 Nissan Serenas pass the MOT first time, measured across 273 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,120 miles.
How the 2010 compares
- Against all Nissan Serenas (80.8%, 2,540 tests): -2.8 points
- Against all 2010 cars (67%): +11 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Nissan Serena model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2010 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Serena:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80.1% | 206 | 79,485 |
| 2010 | 78% | 273 | 81,120 |
| 2012 | 82.9% | 257 | 78,490 |
| 2013 | 91.9% | 357 | 74,749 |
What this means if you are buying a 2010 Serena
The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.8 points less often than the Nissan Serena average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 16-year-old car fails on
A 2010 car is 16 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2010 Nissan Serena the average at test was 81,120 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 2013 at 91.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 78%. That 13.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2009 Nissan Serena - 80.1%
- 2012 Nissan Serena - 82.9%
- 2013 Nissan Serena - 91.9%