1,431 tests in 2025
Nissan Ariya reliability and MOT pass rate
93.3% passed first time. The 6.7% fail rate is 15.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 24,922 miles.
Pass rate
93.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 6.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
24,922 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,219 | 7% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Ariya fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres33 dangerous61.5%
- Visibility19.8%
- Brakes9 dangerous10.4%
- Suspension1 dangerous8.3%
- Identification of the vehicle4.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.1%
- Body, chassis, structure1%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ariya in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords37 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed10 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm10 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick9 tests
- 5Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid6 tests
- 6Washers: not working6 tests
- 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively5 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ariya collects 1.96 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm209 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure75 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick51 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened44 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm42 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre35 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt34 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords29 tests
Questions
What is the Nissan Ariya MOT pass rate?
93.3% of the 1,431 Nissan Ariya first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 6.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Nissan Ariya usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 37 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 61.5% of failures, visibility appears in 19.8% of failures, brakes appears in 10.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 7%; at 3-5 years it was 7%. The median Nissan Ariya tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 24,922 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Ariya trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 4 safety recalls naming the Nissan Ariya: Nissan Ariya recalls.
Other Nissan models
Checking a particular Ariya?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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