Nissan Sentra MOT reliability

Nissan Sentras passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 26 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 26 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

73%

MOTs analysed

26

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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

2020 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. 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 49,399 (most between 43,372 and 55,425).

2020: 0% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (50.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 2020 Sentras fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.