Nissan Micra MOT pass rate: 71.5% (234,974 tests, 2025)

Name: Nissan Micra MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Nissan Micra passed 71.5% of its 234,974 MOT tests in 2025 — 6.0 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 14 years old with 57,945 miles on the clock.

71.5%Pass rate (2025)

234,974MOT tests analysed

57,945 miMedian mileage at test

14 yrsMedian age at test

How the Micra compares

Nissan Micra

71.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Nissan average (all models)

73.3%

What fails most on the Nissan Micra

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Micra:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	53,625	28.8%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52,544	28.2%
3	Brakes	23,047	12.4%
4	Tyres	17,803	9.6%
5	Visibility	14,374	7.7%
6	Body, chassis, structure	11,955	6.4%

Pre-MOT checklist for Micra owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Micra pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2001, 2017, 2018. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2008, 2009. Full ranking and method: Nissan Micra years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	12,273	61.4%	-5.2 pts	63,208	61.4% visual scale
2002	21,220	62.3%	-3.4 pts	62,931	62.3% visual scale
2003	27,818	62.4%	-2.6 pts	75,382	62.4% visual scale
2004	30,520	63.2%	-1.1 pts	79,610	63.2% visual scale
2005	43,936	63.1%	-1.4 pts	82,044	63.1% visual scale
2006	50,605	66.5%	+2.1 pts	82,604	66.5% visual scale
2007	38,270	67.1%	+2.0 pts	77,089	67.1% visual scale
2008	41,649	69.2%	+4.1 pts	75,836	69.2% visual scale
2009	45,808	70.1%	+3.7 pts	71,062	70.1% visual scale
2010	45,997	70.4%	+3.0 pts	68,840	70.4% visual scale
2011	37,148	72.1%	+2.9 pts	60,876	72.1% visual scale
2012	33,913	72.3%	+1.1 pts	56,211	72.3% visual scale
2013	33,858	74.1%	+0.8 pts	50,130	74.1% visual scale
2014	41,557	77.6%	+1.7 pts	43,626	77.6% visual scale
2015	38,294	80.8%	+2.1 pts	39,629	80.8% visual scale
2016	31,618	82.0%	+0.7 pts	32,448	82.0% visual scale
2017	37,424	74.7%	-9.4 pts	37,202	74.7% visual scale
2018	29,421	79.0%	-7.4 pts	33,876	79.0% visual scale
2019	25,295	86.6%	-1.8 pts	25,618	86.6% visual scale
2020	15,629	89.8%	-0.1 pts	19,601	89.8% visual scale
2021	12,789	92.8%	+2.4 pts	17,708	92.8% visual scale
2022	5,560	93.3%	+2.1 pts	15,670	93.3% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 2,122 cars · 14.7% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 4,498 cars · 13.2% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 5,143 cars · 10.6% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 2,053 cars · 9.6% failed the same item the next year
Wheel bearings has slight play — 630 cars · 8.7% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Micra before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Nissan models

Qashqai71.4% pass rate · 537,795 tests Juke70.8% pass rate · 269,741 tests Note71.9% pass rate · 146,455 tests X-Trail72.9% pass rate · 86,582 tests Navara72.4% pass rate · 68,836 tests Leaf82.6% pass rate · 49,067 tests NV20064.8% pass rate · 24,653 tests Pulsar74.1% pass rate · 20,806 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Nissan Micra?

In 2025, 71.5% of 234,974 first MOT tests on the Nissan Micra were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Micra fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (28.8% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Nissan Micra reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 71.5% it performs below the national average at a median age of 14 years and 57,945 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.