Nissan Leaf MOT reliability

Nissan Leafs passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 53,144 tests in 2025. 59,258 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

53,144

Still licensed (GB)

59,258

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2021 electric

7,214 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 27,602 (most between 19,133 and 37,769).

2024: 91% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.8%)

2021 electric

1,550 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 30,924 (most between 22,215 and 43,242).

2021: 100% → 2022: 96% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.9%)

Where 2021 Leafs fail

Wheels & tyres

5.3%

Visibility & wipers

3.2%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Brakes

1.2%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Steering

0.0%

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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.