Nissan Micra MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 228,435 Nissan Micra cars in 2025 show. These are patterns across all tests recorded by DVSA, not a verdict on any one car.
How often does a Nissan Micra pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 62.9% of the 228,435 Nissan Micra cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 66.4% of the time, so the Nissan Micra was 3.5 points below them.
Pass rate by registration year
First-time pass rate in 2025 for each year the car was first registered, next to all cars registered in the same year. Older cars fail more often, so compare like with like. Years with fewer than 1,000 cars tested are not shown.
Compared with all cars registered in the same year, the Nissan Micra did best for 2022 registrations (2.0 points above all cars of that year) and worst for 2017 registrations (12.4 points below all cars of that year).
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| Registered | Nissan Micra | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91.1% | 89.1% | 4,586 |
| 2021 | 88.9% | 88.2% | 6,438 |
| 2020 | 82.0% | 86.8% | 5,989 |
| 2019 | 78.5% | 84.2% | 8,211 |
| 2018 | 69.5% | 81.7% | 9,549 |
| 2017 | 66.5% | 78.9% | 12,148 |
| 2016 | 73.2% | 75.5% | 10,366 |
| 2015 | 71.8% | 72.4% | 12,552 |
| 2014 | 68.9% | 68.9% | 13,596 |
| 2013 | 63.5% | 65.9% | 11,064 |
| 2012 | 61.8% | 63.5% | 10,933 |
| 2011 | 61.2% | 61.3% | 11,936 |
| 2010 | 58.7% | 59.1% | 14,496 |
| 2009 | 57.8% | 57.9% | 14,267 |
| 2008 | 57.5% | 56.7% | 12,818 |
| 2007 | 55.0% | 56.9% | 11,492 |
| 2006 | 53.0% | 56.6% | 14,777 |
| 2005 | 49.9% | 57.3% | 12,239 |
| 2004 | 51.3% | 57.4% | 8,187 |
| 2003 | 51.8% | 58.4% | 7,302 |
| 2002 | 53.5% | 59.2% | 5,719 |
| 2001 | 53.2% | 61.0% | 3,180 |
| 2000 | 52.0% | 62.7% | 2,058 |
What the Nissan Micra failed on most
Of the 84,756 Nissan Micra cars that failed first time in 2025, the share with each fault on the MOT. One car can fail on several faults.
- 1.Worn suspension joint or bush20.8%
- 2.Headlight aim out of line14.8%
- 3.Sidelight or rear light not working13.4%
- 4.Number plate light not working11.5%
- 5.Wiper blade not clearing the screen10.9%
By area of the car: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 48.0%, suspension 40.9%, visibility 19.2%, brakes 17.5%, tyres 16.0%.
Typical mileage by age
The median odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age at the test to the nearest year, up to 20 years. Half the cars had covered more and half less. A rough guide when a car's mileage looks high or low for its age.
| Age | Nissan Micra | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 16,000 | 23,200 |
| 4 years | 20,400 | 30,600 |
| 5 years | 25,500 | 36,100 |
| 6 years | 31,600 | 42,400 |
| 7 years | 40,300 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 42,400 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 37,200 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 43,600 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 47,500 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 53,900 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 60,100 | 90,400 |
| 14 years | 65,300 | 95,900 |
| 15 years | 71,600 | 97,900 |
| 16 years | 73,300 | 98,600 |
| 17 years | 78,400 | 103,500 |
| 18 years | 79,800 | 104,800 |
| 19 years | 83,800 | 104,100 |
| 20 years | 83,400 | 103,100 |
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Source
Calculated by Carhealth from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025: 28,468,316 cars. How we worked it out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).