MOT Facts

Nissan MOT data

Nissan records a 79.4% MOT pass rate across 9,920,326 tests and 42 models with published data. The range is wide: the Gt R passes 95.2% of the time while the Primastar manages 68.2%. Select a model for a full breakdown by year, mileage and failure area.

42
Models with data
9,920,326
MOT tests analysed
79.4%
Pass rate
20.6%
Fail rate

Nissan models

Nissan Qashqai
1980–2025 · 3,363,758 tests · Suspension
79.8%
Pass
20.2%
Fail
Nissan Juke
2001–2025 · 1,812,201 tests · Suspension
80.9%
Pass
19.1%
Fail
Nissan Micra
1983–2025 · 1,593,964 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.0%
Pass
22.0%
Fail
Nissan Note
1990–2025 · 972,739 tests · Lighting & signalling
79.0%
Pass
21.1%
Fail
Nissan X-Trail
2000–2025 · 567,982 tests · Suspension
79.2%
Pass
20.8%
Fail
Nissan Navara
1996–2023 · 432,244 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.3%
Pass
21.7%
Fail
Nissan Leaf
2010–2024 · 219,382 tests · Tyres
86.6%
Pass
13.4%
Fail
Nissan Nv200
2007–2022 · 168,424 tests · Lighting & signalling
75.0%
Pass
25.1%
Fail
Nissan Pulsar
1987–2021 · 126,426 tests · Suspension
83.3%
Pass
16.7%
Fail
Nissan Almera
1995–2019 · 121,564 tests · Lighting & signalling
73.2%
Pass
26.8%
Fail
Nissan Elgrand
1994–2024 · 75,499 tests · Lighting & signalling
77.7%
Pass
22.3%
Fail
Nissan Pixo
2009–2020 · 73,259 tests · Lighting & signalling
79.8%
Pass
20.2%
Fail
Nissan Primastar
1997–2024 · 71,120 tests · Lighting & signalling
68.2%
Pass
31.8%
Fail
Nissan Pathfinder
1993–2025 · 43,722 tests · Suspension
69.9%
Pass
30.1%
Fail
Nissan 350 Z
2002–2021 · 32,369 tests · Lighting & signalling
80.5%
Pass
19.5%
Fail
Nissan Primera
1990–2023 · 29,458 tests · Lighting & signalling
72.5%
Pass
27.6%
Fail
Nissan E-Nv200
2009–2022 · 22,988 tests · Tyres
83.9%
Pass
16.1%
Fail
Nissan Cube
2000–2023 · 16,526 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.8%
Pass
21.2%
Fail
Nissan Figaro
1990–2021 · 16,306 tests · Lighting & signalling
73.1%
Pass
26.9%
Fail
Nissan Terrano
1992–2021 · 13,765 tests · Body, structure & corrosion
69.9%
Pass
30.1%
Fail
Nissan Serena
1990–2025 · 12,680 tests · Lighting & signalling
82.6%
Pass
17.4%
Fail
Nissan Gt R
1989–2024 · 12,322 tests · Tyres
95.2%
Pass
4.8%
Fail
Nissan Skyline
1981–2024 · 11,470 tests · Lighting & signalling
88.9%
Pass
11.1%
Fail
Nissan Nv300
2016–2022 · 10,441 tests · Suspension
81.9%
Pass
18.1%
Fail
Nissan Pickup
1983–2021 · 10,137 tests · Lighting & signalling
70.3%
Pass
29.7%
Fail
Nissan 370 Z
2007–2021 · 9,504 tests · Lighting & signalling
88.4%
Pass
11.6%
Fail
Nissan Kubistar
1998–2020 · 8,248 tests · Lighting & signalling
68.7%
Pass
31.4%
Fail
Nissan Murano
2004–2021 · 6,986 tests · Suspension
73.5%
Pass
26.5%
Fail
Nissan Patrol
1980–2021 · 6,636 tests · Lighting & signalling
78.9%
Pass
21.1%
Fail
Nissan Nv250
2019–2022 · 6,469 tests · Lighting & signalling
81.9%
Pass
18.1%
Fail
Nissan D22
1997–2010 · 5,612 tests · Lighting & signalling
71.2%
Pass
28.8%
Fail
Nissan 200 Sx
1985–2021 · 4,780 tests · Lighting & signalling
86.6%
Pass
13.4%
Fail
Nissan Sunny
1980–2021 · 3,860 tests · Suspension
74.7%
Pass
25.3%
Fail
Nissan Nv400
2011–2021 · 3,493 tests · Lighting & signalling
79.2%
Pass
20.8%
Fail
Nissan Tiida
1990–2021 · 3,480 tests · Suspension
67.7%
Pass
32.3%
Fail
Nissan Vanette
1986–2020 · 3,005 tests · Suspension
64.5%
Pass
35.5%
Fail
Nissan 300 Zx
1984–2019 · 2,842 tests · Lighting & signalling
82.6%
Pass
17.4%
Fail
Nissan Silvia
1984–2024 · 2,678 tests · Lighting & signalling
88.3%
Pass
11.7%
Fail
Nissan Interstar +
2002–2024 · 1,700 tests · Lighting & signalling
70.7%
Pass
29.3%
Fail
Nissan Bluebird
1981–2024 · 1,605 tests · Suspension
79.8%
Pass
20.3%
Fail
Nissan Dynamo Taxi E-Nv200
2019–2022 · 1,185 tests · Body, structure & corrosion
90.2%
Pass
9.8%
Fail
Nissan March
1988–2024 · 1,052 tests · Lighting & signalling
86.1%
Pass
13.9%
Fail

Methodology & source. Based on 9,920,326 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.