Nissan NV400 MOT reliability

Nissan NV400s passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 7,946 tests in 2025. 7,190 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

7,946

Still licensed (GB)

7,190

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

880 MOTs

Passed first time 64%. Typical mileage 88,211 (most between 58,320 and 135,629).

2021: 62% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 65% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 64%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (8.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.2%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (4.7%)
Outline marker lamp: not working (3.6%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.5%)

Where 2019 NV400s fail

Lights & electrics

24.1%

Brakes

13.0%

Visibility & wipers

6.9%

Wheels & tyres

6.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

5.0%

Suspension & axles

4.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

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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.