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Nissan NV200 steering problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 14,426 MOT tests · Updated

At 9 years, 0.5 in 100 MOT tests of the Nissan NV200 failed on steering, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,426 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 72 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 13 ages from 3 to 15 years, 122,396 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 9 years: 14,426 for the Nissan NV200

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.5 fails per 100 MOT tests at 9 years, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

A steering fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The Nissan NV200 is a commercial or van-based vehicle: it is compared with all class 4 vehicles, cars and vans together, so part of any difference can come from how vans are used.

Nissan NV200 steering fails by age

Nissan NV200 steering fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Nissan NV200. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.01233 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 7,560 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 9,255 MOT tests5 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 9,347 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 10,209 MOT tests7 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 11,931 MOT tests78 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 12,810 MOT tests9 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 14,426 MOT tests910 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 14,074 MOT tests11 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 11,987 MOT tests1112 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 9,988 MOT tests13 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 6,202 MOT tests1314 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 3,347 MOT tests15 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 3.3), 1,260 MOT tests15
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Nissan NV200 All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
37,5600.20.1
49,2550.10.2
59,3470.30.3
610,2090.20.5
711,9310.30.8
812,8100.41.2
914,4260.51.8
1014,0740.62.1
1111,9870.92.5
129,9880.92.8
136,2021.02.9
143,3471.23.2
151,2600.83.3

All first-use years of the Nissan NV200 pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the steering at 9 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 0.5 per 100 at 9 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,823 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Play in steering rack inner joint(s).

Check one Nissan NV200, not the average

The figures here describe Nissan NV200 cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Nissan NV200 problems

Steering on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Nissan NV200 have more steering problems than other cars?

0.5 in 100 MOT tests at 9 years, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 14,426 MOT tests).

How common are Nissan NV200 steering problems?

0.5 in 100 MOT tests at 9 years failed on steering, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,426 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 122,396 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare