Nissan Note MOT reliability

Nissan Notes passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 146,834 tests in 2025. 133,276 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

146,834

Still licensed (GB)

133,276

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. 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

2020 hybrid

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 25,099 (most between 24,255 and 33,684).

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

Most common failures

Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)

2020 petrol

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 100%. Typical mileage 50,228 (most between 50,228 and 50,228).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2020 Notes fail

Steering

33.3%

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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.