Nissan Unclassified MOT reliability

Nissan Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 2,202 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

2,202

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2020 petrol

53 MOTs

These figures come from 53 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 76%. Typical mileage 79,583 (most between 58,364 and 117,586).

2021: 72% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 76%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.8%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (1.9%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.9%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.9%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (1.9%)

2020 diesel

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 100%. Typical mileage 36,064 (most between 12,676 and 57,007).

2023: 100% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2020 hybrid

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 100%. Typical mileage 81,966 (most between 77,170 and 86,763).

2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2020 electric

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 100%. Typical mileage 25,571 (most between 25,571 and 25,571).

2020: 100% → 2021: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2020 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

15.1%

Brakes

5.7%

Suspension & axles

5.7%

Visibility & wipers

5.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.8%

Wheels & tyres

3.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.9%

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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.