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Nissan NV200 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Nissan NV200 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 122,396 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=14,426)44.8%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test86,854
All cars, median mileage68,033

310 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Nissan NV200 fails 24.4% of MOTs (7,560 tests), 12.3 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 15 years it fails 47.4% (1,260 tests), 5.8 points above the 41.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 8 years: 17.7 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Suspension ball joint worn, at 11.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 15 years 54.0%

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

Nissan NV200: 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
3 years24.4%7,56012.1%+12.3 pts20,264 miles
4 years26.1%9,25513.4%+12.8 pts28,787 miles
5 years29.4%9,34715.3%+14.1 pts39,434 miles
6 years34.2%10,20917.8%+16.3 pts50,706 miles
7 years38.0%11,93120.6%+17.4 pts64,584 miles
8 years41.5%12,81023.8%+17.7 pts74,225 miles
9 years44.8%14,42627.1%+17.7 pts86,854 miles
10 years46.7%14,07430.3%+16.4 pts97,645 miles
11 years49.1%11,98733.3%+15.8 pts106,827 miles
12 years48.3%9,98836.0%+12.3 pts113,502 miles
13 years49.1%6,20238.3%+10.9 pts117,988 miles
14 years48.9%3,34740.3%+8.6 pts121,357 miles
15 years47.4%1,26041.6%+5.8 pts122,605 miles

Most common fail items at 9 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 ball joint worn Major11.2
Anti-roll bar link worn Major7.5
Coil spring broken Major3.8

Out of 14,426 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major14.4
Wipers not clearing screen Major5.9
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major5.5
Brake light not working Major5.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous5
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour Major4.2
Dipped headlight not working Major4.1

Out of 14,426 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Ford Transit35.3%127,92627.1%
Volkswagen Transporter26.7%69,15927.1%
Vauxhall Vivaro43.5%64,42527.1%

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
201015 years in 202547.8%1,11241.6%
201114 years in 202550.5%2,02940.3%
201213 years in 202549.7%2,67038.3%
201312 years in 202548.1%3,63136.0%
201411 years in 202548.1%2,86833.3%
201510 years in 202544.6%4,01830.3%
20169 years in 202541.6%3,22227.1%
20178 years in 202535.7%2,25723.8%
20187 years in 202539.1%2,09820.6%
20196 years in 202530.2%2,29717.8%
20205 years in 202529.2%2,42715.3%
20214 years in 202519.4%2,04113.4%

More on the Nissan NV200

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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