20,601 tests in 2025
Nissan Nv200 reliability and MOT pass rate
63.1% passed first time. The 36.9% fail rate is 14.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 11 years old with 102,912 miles.
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions. The electric version has its own page: Nissan E-Nv200.
Pass rate
63.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 36.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
10.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
102,912 mi
11 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 144 | — |
| 6-9 years | 5,825 | 32.6% |
| 10-13 years | 11,536 | 38.3% |
| 14+ years | 3,096 | 41.1% |
What the Nv200 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.
- Suspension276 dangerous61.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment50 dangerous55.2%
- Brakes536 dangerous24.2%
- Tyres1,653 dangerous18.8%
- Visibility5 dangerous17.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous12.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems9%
- Body, chassis, structure34 dangerous7.9%
Is the Nv200 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.4 points to 35.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26,448 | 8 | 31% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 26,151 | 9 | 33.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 22,691 | 10 | 34.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 23,083 | 11 | 35.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Nv200 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Nv200 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn2,244 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working1,773 tests
- 3Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn1,135 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn962 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken780 tests
- 6Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps750 tests
- 7Stop lamp: not working733 tests
- 8Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction720 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Nv200 collects 2.72 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 1.6mm4,010 tests
- 2Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn2,772 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,921 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,801 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,328 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,141 tests
- 7Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine950 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick901 tests
Questions
What is the Nissan Nv200 MOT pass rate?
63.1% of the 20,601 Nissan Nv200 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 36.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 10.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Nissan Nv200 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn", recorded on 2,244 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 61.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 55.2% of failures, brakes appears in 24.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 8.3%; at 14+ years it was 41.1%. The median Nissan Nv200 tested in 2025 was 11 years old with 102,912 miles.
Is the Nissan Nv200 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.4 points to 35.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Nv200 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 6 safety recalls naming the Nissan Nv200: Nissan Nv200 recalls.
Other Nissan models
Checking a particular Nv200?
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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