Nissan Scargo MOT reliability

Nissan Scargos passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 32 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 32 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

32

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2007 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 0%. Typical mileage 68,560 (most between 68,560 and 68,560).

2007: 100% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (100.0%)
Park brake mechanism/associated mountings: prescribed area is excessively corroded (100.0%)
Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened (100.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (100.0%)

Where 2007 Scargos fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Brakes

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Visibility & wipers

100.0%

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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.