MOT fail rates

Nissan Pixo MOT fail rate by age

How often the Nissan Pixo fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 46,726 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 13 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 13 (n=11,669)35.0%

All cars at 13 years (n=6,612,160)38.3%

Median mileage at test57,781

All cars, median mileage92,305

116 of 293 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 13 years.

What stands out

At 10 years the Nissan Pixo fails 27.7% of MOTs (2,384 tests), 2.6 points below the 30.3% for all cars that age. At 16 years it fails 37.4% (3,072 tests), 5.1 points below the 42.6% average.
The gap is widest at 16 years: 5.1 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 13 years: Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded, at 7.4 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

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

Nissan Pixo: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
10 years	27.7%	2,384	30.3%	−2.6 pts	43,692 miles
11 years	30.5%	4,485	33.3%	−2.7 pts	49,406 miles
12 years	32.6%	8,705	36.0%	−3.4 pts	54,527 miles
13 years	35.0%	11,669	38.3%	−3.3 pts	57,781 miles
14 years	36.2%	9,403	40.3%	−4.0 pts	61,195 miles
15 years	37.9%	7,008	41.6%	−3.7 pts	63,471 miles
16 years	37.4%	3,072	42.6%	−5.1 pts	64,239 miles

Most common fail items at 13 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 item	Per 100 MOTs
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major	7.4
Suspension arm bush worn Major	3.1

Out of 11,669 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Wipers not clearing screen Major	6.2
Brake light not working Major	5.5
Side/position light not working Major	5.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	3.3
Horn: not working Major	2.6
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major	2.2
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major	2.1
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Major	2.1

Out of 11,669 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 13 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Nissan Qashqai	51.6%	129,694	38.3%
Nissan Micra	38.2%	56,832	38.3%
Nissan Note	41.9%	54,131	38.3%

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 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2009	16 years in 2025	37.4%	3,072	42.6%
2010	15 years in 2025	37.7%	3,648	41.6%
2011	14 years in 2025	34.0%	1,868	40.3%
2012	13 years in 2025	33.6%	1,741	38.3%

More on the Nissan Pixo

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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