1,535,481 tests in 2025
Nissan MOT pass rates
Nissan’s first-time fail rate across 28 models was 26.8%, worse than the national 22.6%. The spread between models below is the interesting part.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Fail rate | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qashqai | 557,520 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 68,944 |
| Juke | 303,662 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 59,710 |
| Micra | 219,682 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 58,024 |
| Note | 136,533 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 76,065 |
| X-Trail | 81,935 | 73% | 27% | 77,454 |
| Navara | 64,551 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 91,278 |
| Leaf | 48,608 | 83.2% | 16.8% | 40,244 |
| Nv200 | 20,601 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 102,912 |
| Pulsar | 19,335 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 61,133 |
| Elgrand | 13,071 | 71.3% | 28.7% | 87,298 |
| Almera | 10,521 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 84,688 |
| Pixo | 9,899 | 73% | 27% | 62,418 |
| E-Nv200 | 8,261 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 33,259 |
| Primastar | 7,939 | 59.1% | 40.9% | 139,933 |
| 350z | 4,528 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 85,250 |
| Pathfinder | 4,459 | 62% | 38% | 127,798 |
| Serena | 2,834 | 80% | 20% | 77,886 |
| Cube | 2,597 | 74% | 26% | 84,810 |
| Primera | 2,300 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 90,127 |
| Gt-R | 2,168 | 95.9% | 4.1% | 41,922 |
| Figaro | 2,160 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 89,972 |
| Nv300 | 2,143 | 75.2% | 24.8% | 69,805 |
| Nv250 | 2,070 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 54,081 |
| Unclassified | 1,925 | 75.5% | 24.5% | 89,097 |
| Skyline | 1,896 | 88.8% | 11.2% | 83,876 |
| 370z | 1,777 | 88% | 12% | 58,982 |
| Ariya | 1,431 | 93.3% | 6.7% | 24,922 |
| Terrano | 1,075 | 66% | 34% | 110,614 |
Fail rates are first attempts at class 4 normal tests in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised data (retrieved 2026-09-12). Age mix drives a lot of the spread: a model sold mostly since 2020 will beat one whose survivors average 15 years old. Each model page shows the rate by age band.