Nissan 350Z MOT reliability

Nissan 350Zs passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 4,856 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

4,856

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2018 petrol

55 MOTs

These figures come from 55 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 34,249 (most between 23,844 and 44,822).

2020: 100% → 2021: 96% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.8%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (1.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.8%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.8%)
Side repeaters: light intensity significantly reduced (1.8%)

Where 2018 350Zs fail

Lights & electrics

3.6%

Suspension & axles

3.6%

Wheels & tyres

1.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

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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.