Common problems

Nissan common problems by model

20 Nissan models, each at its most tested age: the part area MOT testers fail most often, against all cars of the same age. From 6,401,449 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025. Open a model for every area, the items behind it and what to check on a viewing.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Nissan models with at least 3 ages of 1,000 or more MOT tests. Fails per 100 MOTs in the most common area.
Model	Age	Tests (n)	Most common fail area	Per 100	All cars
Qashqai	7 years	222,364	Tyres	5.6	6.0
Juke	8 years	150,122	Suspension	11.5	6.1
Micra	17 years	64,136	Lights and electrics	28.6	21.0
Note	10 years	60,800	Suspension	12.0	9.7
X-Trail	7 years	49,463	Suspension	7.0	4.4
Navara	6 years	32,503	Suspension	11.1	2.9
Leaf	3 years	31,292	Tyres	4.4	4.8
NV200	9 years	14,426	Lights and electrics	26.4	9.2
Pulsar	7 years	20,087	Suspension	8.4	4.4
Almera	19 years	13,207	Lights and electrics	23.0	21.5
Elgrand	17 years	5,273	Lights and electrics	13.0	21.0
Pixo	13 years	11,669	Lights and electrics	17.3	17.0
Primastar	17 years	4,671	Lights and electrics	29.0	21.0
Pathfinder	16 years	3,652	Lights and electrics	22.4	20.4
350Z	18 years	4,059	Lights and electrics	11.6	21.4
Primera	19 years	2,403	Lights and electrics	25.7	21.5
NV300	4 years	1,837	Lights and electrics	9.0	3.1
Cube	14 years	1,522	Lights and electrics	16.6	18.3
Terrano	20 years	1,320	Suspension	22.1	16.5
370Z	13 years	1,258	Lights and electrics	4.9	17.0

For how often each model passes or fails its MOT, see Nissan MOT fail rates by model.

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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.

The all cars figures cover all class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans) tested at the same age.

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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 28 September 2026.

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