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Nissan Pixo exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 11,669 MOT tests · Updated

At 13 years, 1.9 in 100 MOT tests of the Nissan Pixo failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 4.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 11,669 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years), 219 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 7 ages from 10 to 16 years, 46,726 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 13 years: 11,669 for the Nissan Pixo

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

1.9 fails per 100 MOT tests at 13 years, against 4.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13 (all test years). The Nissan Pixo fails less often here.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

Nissan Pixo exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Nissan Pixo exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Nissan Pixo. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.024610 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 2,384 MOT tests1011 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 4,485 MOT tests1112 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 3.7), 8,705 MOT tests1213 years: 1.9 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 11,669 MOT tests1314 years: 1.9 per 100 (all cars 5.1), 9,403 MOT tests1415 years: 2.2 per 100 (all cars 5.7), 7,008 MOT tests1516 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 6.2), 3,072 MOT tests16
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Nissan Pixo All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
102,3840.72.8
114,4851.53.2
128,7051.43.7
1311,6691.94.3
149,4031.95.1
157,0082.25.7
163,0722.66.2

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

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 13 years

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

Check one Nissan Pixo, not the average

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Other Nissan Pixo problems

Exhaust, emissions and leaks on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Nissan Pixo have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

0.4 to 0.5 times the exhaust, emissions and leaks fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 13 years (all test years), from 11,669 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 4 of the 7 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Nissan Pixo exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

1.9 in 100 MOT tests at 13 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 4.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 11,669 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, 46,726 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