Nissan D21 MOT reliability

Nissan D21s passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 128 tests in 2025. 79 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

128

Still licensed (GB)

79

Body type

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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

2008 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 104,028 (most between 104,028 and 104,028).

2011: 50% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (100.0%)
Battery(ies): insecure and likely to fall from carrier (100.0%)

Where 2008 D21s fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

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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.