Nissan Note MOT pass rate and common failures

66% of Nissan Note MOTs passed first time, below the 68% for all cars at the same ages.

66%passed first time (cars its age: 68%)
1.3mNissan Note MOTs counted since May 2018
4,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Nissan Notes against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Note	All cars	MOTs
2017	86%	82%	38k
2016	86%	80%	86k
2015	83%	78%	128k
2014	78%	74%	187k
2013	69%	71%	100k
2012	64%	68%	100k
2011	61%	65%	103k
2010	59%	62%	122k
2009	58%	61%	131k
2008	55%	59%	137k
2007	52%	58%	111k
2006	50%	57%	85k

Compare two years of the Note, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Nissan Note MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.95.6
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.54.8
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.84.7
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.33.9
Suspension ball joint excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.63.8
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.43.3
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.43.2
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.82.8

Out of every 100 Nissan Note MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectFail. Other cars its age: 1.43.3
Headlamp has a product on the lensAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.71.9
Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.21.6
Wheel bearing rough when rotatedFail. Other cars its age: 0.41.1
Wheel bearing slightly noisyAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.41.0
Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakenedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.20.6

Out of every 100 Nissan Note MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 4,500 at 3 years old, 4,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Nissan Notes in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Nissan Note's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.