9,899 tests in 2025
Nissan Pixo reliability and MOT pass rate
73% passed first time. The 27% fail rate is 4.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 15 years old with 62,418 miles.
Pass rate
73%
22.6% of all cars failed; 27% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
62,418 mi
15 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 2,011 | 25.1% |
| 14+ years | 7,888 | 27.5% |
What the Pixo 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20 dangerous44%
- Suspension107 dangerous41%
- Brakes249 dangerous32.9%
- Tyres600 dangerous21.6%
- Visibility2 dangerous19.2%
- Body, chassis, structure12 dangerous11%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2 dangerous5.8%
Is the Pixo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.1 points to 27% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,582 | 12 | 22.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 12,149 | 13 | 25.2% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 9,917 | 14 | 27.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 9,899 | 15 | 27% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Pixo 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 Pixo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded347 tests
- 2Stop lamp: not working338 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working332 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively321 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn257 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm222 tests
- 7Horn: not working193 tests
- 8Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect182 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Pixo collects 3.39 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.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded2,369 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,730 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,602 tests
- 4Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,326 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,305 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened745 tests
- 7Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened488 tests
- 8Registration plates: inscription illegible469 tests
Questions
What is the Nissan Pixo MOT pass rate?
73% of the 9,899 Nissan Pixo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 27% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Nissan Pixo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded", recorded on 347 failed tests, followed by "Stop lamp: not working" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 44% of failures, suspension appears in 41% of failures, brakes appears in 32.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 27.5%. The median Nissan Pixo tested in 2025 was 15 years old with 62,418 miles.
Is the Nissan Pixo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.1 points to 27% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Pixo 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 3 safety recalls naming the Nissan Pixo: Nissan Pixo recalls.
Other Nissan models
Checking a particular Pixo?
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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