Nissan NV200 MOT reliability

Nissan NV200s passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 24,776 tests in 2025. 28,167 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

24,776

Still licensed (GB)

28,167

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

2019 diesel

628 MOTs

Passed first time 58%. Typical mileage 64,878 (most between 42,287 and 92,455).

2020: 100% → 2021: 73% → 2022: 66% → 2023: 66% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 58%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (11.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (7.6%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (5.7%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (5.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.4%)

2019 electric

112 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 61,684 (most between 33,072 and 120,495).

2019: 100% → 2020: 93% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 76% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.6%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (3.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.6%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.7%)

2019 petrol

46 MOTs

These figures come from 46 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 31,451 (most between 23,707 and 42,897).

2021: 83% → 2022: 97% → 2023: 69% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.5%)
Rear fog lamp: does not emit a steady red light (4.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (2.2%)
Position lamp: not working (2.2%)

Where 2019 NV200s fail

Lights & electrics

27.2%

Suspension & axles

14.3%

Wheels & tyres

8.8%

Visibility & wipers

7.8%

Brakes

5.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.1%

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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.