Nissan Silvia MOT reliability

Nissan Silvias passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 497 tests in 2025. 390 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

497

Still licensed (GB)

390

Body type

Coupe

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

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 83%. Typical mileage 107,421 (most between 68,651 and 143,345).

2020: 100% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 85% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (16.7%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (16.7%)

Where 2020 Silvias fail

Body, structure & corrosion

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

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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.