Nissan Pixo MOT reliability

Nissan Pixos passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 10,729 tests in 2025. 9,640 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

10,729

Still licensed (GB)

9,640

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.

In detail:

First registered

2010 petrol

3,624 MOTs

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 64,632 (most between 46,241 and 86,978).

2011: 100% → 2012: 86% → 2013: 82% → 2014: 80% → 2015: 80% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 73% → 2018: 72% → 2019: 70% → 2020: 69% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 63% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (6.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.0%)
Position lamp: not working (4.9%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (3.8%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.1%)

Where 2010 Pixos fail

Lights & electrics

19.8%

Suspension & axles

11.8%

Brakes

9.7%

Visibility & wipers

7.6%

Wheels & tyres

6.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.7%

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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.