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

The Nissan Note passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 146,834 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 146,834 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 133,276 (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 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 4,106 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,072 | 76% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 20 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 9,593 | 83% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,150 | 75% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 12,976 | 79% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,967 | 72% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 17,508 | 75% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 4,266 | 63% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 9,424 | 65% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,350 | 59% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 9,628 | 60% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,866 | 52% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 9,821 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,773 | 51% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 10,931 | 57% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,513 | 50% |
| 2010 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 12,154 | 56% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,834 | 48% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 13,365 | 52% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 384 | 43% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 10,008 | 51% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 423 | 50% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 7,377 | 50% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 238 | 48% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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