Nissan NV200: every year fails more than average

Based on 24,943 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

Avoid 2010 to 2018. The worst is the 2018, which fails its MOT 95% more often than other cars of the same age.

Found a Nissan NV200 you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every NV200 model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Nissan NV200
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2010	1,222	37.9%	18% worse
2011	2,222	38.7%	28% worse
2012	2,970	39.9%	43% worse
2013	3,949	37.6%	47% worse
2014	3,001	37.4%	65% worse
2015	4,157	33.7%	73% worse
2016	3,302	27.4%	62% worse
2017	2,294	23.4%	64% worse
2018 Worst	1,826	23.3%	95% worse

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Nissan NV200, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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