Datsun 240 MOT reliability

Datsun 240s passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 38 tests in 2025. 317 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 38 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

38

Still licensed (GB)

317

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2013 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 28,518 (most between 20,804 and 36,231).

2021: 67% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB (CC BY 4.0, adapted).