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Nissan Note MOT fail rate by age

How often the Nissan Note fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 620,623 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 10 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=60,800)28.4%
All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%
Median mileage at test58,692
All cars, median mileage75,043

153 of 309 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 10 years.

What stands out

  • At 5 years the Nissan Note fails 12.8% of MOTs (5,265 tests), 2.5 points below the 15.3% for all cars that age. At 19 years it fails 49.7% (7,687 tests), 6.5 points above the 43.2% average.
  • The gap is widest at 19 years: 6.5 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 10 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 4.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

5 years 19 years 54.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Nissan Note: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
5 years12.8%5,26515.3%−2.5 pts27,385 miles
6 years13.0%16,12017.8%−4.8 pts32,135 miles
7 years15.3%31,17020.6%−5.3 pts38,913 miles
8 years18.8%53,26623.8%−4.9 pts45,783 miles
9 years22.8%59,66127.1%−4.3 pts51,873 miles
10 years28.4%60,80030.3%−1.9 pts58,692 miles
11 years34.0%58,16133.3%+0.7 pts65,456 miles
12 years39.4%50,92836.0%+3.4 pts72,692 miles
13 years41.9%54,13138.3%+3.6 pts78,429 miles
14 years43.7%58,21640.3%+3.5 pts84,675 miles
15 years45.4%58,25141.6%+3.8 pts89,708 miles
16 years47.3%52,49142.6%+4.8 pts93,899 miles
17 years49.0%35,28243.1%+5.9 pts97,909 miles
18 years49.2%19,19443.3%+5.9 pts100,611 miles
19 years49.7%7,68743.2%+6.5 pts103,852 miles

Most common fail items at 10 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major4.1
Suspension ball joint worn Major3.7
Coil spring broken Major3.4
Anti-roll bar link worn Major2.1

Out of 60,800 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major5.4
Wipers not clearing screen Major3.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2.8
Brake light not working Major2.2
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous1.3
Dipped headlight not working Major1.3

Out of 60,800 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 10 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Nissan Qashqai36.3%188,09230.3%
Nissan Juke39.2%136,53030.3%
Nissan Micra30.7%50,14230.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200619 years in 202549.7%7,67643.2%
200718 years in 202548.8%10,52443.3%
200817 years in 202548.0%13,83543.1%
200916 years in 202545.0%14,06142.6%
201015 years in 202544.1%13,54041.6%
201114 years in 202542.8%11,66040.3%
201213 years in 202541.0%11,55838.3%
201312 years in 202536.2%11,83636.0%
201411 years in 202527.7%21,86733.3%
201510 years in 202521.6%15,00430.3%
20169 years in 202518.0%10,78927.1%
20178 years in 202518.3%5,21423.8%

More on the Nissan Note

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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