MOT statistics

Nissan MOT pass rates

Nissan cars and vans went through 1,666,188 MOTs in 2025, and 32.2% failed first time, counting those repaired during the test. That's 4.5 percentage points worse than the national average. Here's how each model did.

How does each Nissan model do at its MOT?

Initial fail rate: failed outright, or passed only after a defect was fixed during the visit. Lower is better. Models are listed by how many were tested.

Model	Tests	Initial fail rate
Qashqai	600,115	31.0%
Juke	328,254	30.2%
Micra	237,361	36.6%
Note	146,834	36.9%
X-Trail	88,141	30.5%
Navara	69,015	33.0%
Leaf	53,144	19.7%
NV200	31,233	40.7%
Pulsar	20,884	29.3%
Elgrand	13,994	33.0%

Models without a row here, including any with fewer than 12,000 tests in the year, still count towards the make's total.

What does a Nissan fail its MOT on?

Defects recorded at 2025 tests, by inspection category.

Category	Defects recorded
Suspension	337,852
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	310,926
Brakes	188,820
Tyres	129,013
Visibility	110,261
Steering	88,364
Body, chassis, structure	77,918
Noise, emissions and leaks	60,578

How much does a Nissan MOT cost?

The same as any other make: test centres set their own price, up to the legal maximum of £54.85 for a car or a van up to 3,000kg, or £58.60 for a Class 7 van of 3,000kg to 3,500kg.

How should you use these figures when buying a Nissan?

A make-level average hides as much as it shows. It lumps younger cars in with older ones and careful owners with careless ones, and older cars fail far more often. Click through to the model you're considering and read its rate by age, which is the fairer guide.

Then check the actual car. Averages can't see a skipped service or a winter of warning lights, but the car's own record can. Run the plate through our free MOT check for the current position, or the £5.00 report for every test, the mileage trail and the registered spec.

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Nissan MOT: common questions

Is a Nissan more likely to fail its MOT than average?

Yes. 32.2% of Nissan MOTs in 2025 failed first time, counting those repaired during the test, against 27.7% across all cars and light vans, which is 4.5 percentage points worse. A make with more older cars on the road fails more often, so compare models age for age.

Which Nissan model has the lowest MOT fail rate?

The Nissan Leaf had the lowest initial fail rate of the Nissan models listed here, at 19.7% of 53,144 MOTs in 2025. A model with mostly younger cars on the road starts with an advantage, so check the rate by age on its own page.

What does a Nissan fail its MOT on most often?

Suspension was the category with the most defects recorded at Nissan MOTs in 2025, ahead of lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Both are checked on every car, so a pre-MOT look at them is time well spent.