# Nissan Micra MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Nissan Micra passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 237,361 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 237,361 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 215,176 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 74 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 5,910 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 6,634 | 89% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 6,156 | 82% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 27 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 8,198 | 79% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 343 | 69% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 8,838 | 71% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,134 | 63% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 11,531 | 68% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,104 | 58% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 10,654 | 73% |
| 2016 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 12,924 | 72% |
| 2015 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 13,997 | 69% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 11,379 | 64% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 11,284 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 12,281 | 62% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2011 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 14,106 | 59% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 788 | 55% |
| 2010 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 13,456 | 59% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,214 | 51% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 12,900 | 58% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 313 | 49% |
| 2008 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 11,725 | 56% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 148 | 39% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 15,114 | 54% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 143 | 50% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 12,570 | 50% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 147 | 50% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 8,327 | 52% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 147 | 54% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 7,496 | 52% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 76 (few mots) | 46% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 5,940 | 54% |
| 2002 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 3,319 | 54% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 2,165 | 53% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1,689 | 54% |
| 1999 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1,066 | 54% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 539 | 55% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 411 | 56% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 250 | 54% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 201 | 57% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 131 | 53% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 116 | 66% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 101 | 62% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 71 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1989 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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