Nissan Note MOT pass rate: 71.9% (146,455 tests, 2025)

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

The Nissan Note passed 71.9% of its 146,455 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 13 years old with 75,717 miles on the clock.

71.9%Pass rate (2025)

146,455MOT tests analysed

75,717 miMedian mileage at test

13 yrsMedian age at test

How the Note compares

Nissan Note

71.9%

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 Note

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	37,577	33.2%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	33,614	29.7%
3	Brakes	12,317	10.9%
4	Tyres	10,816	9.5%
5	Visibility	6,677	5.9%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	5,259	4.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Note 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 →

Note pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2006, 2012. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2015, 2016. Full ranking and method: Nissan Note years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2006	25,581	61.9%	-2.5 pts	101,645	61.9% visual scale
2007	34,621	63.1%	-2.1 pts	97,492	63.1% visual scale
2008	44,364	64.6%	-0.5 pts	94,368	64.6% visual scale
2009	43,795	66.2%	-0.2 pts	87,655	66.2% visual scale
2010	41,728	66.5%	-0.9 pts	84,491	66.5% visual scale
2011	35,382	67.6%	-1.5 pts	78,054	67.6% visual scale
2012	34,688	68.7%	-2.6 pts	70,445	68.7% visual scale
2013	34,963	73.1%	-0.2 pts	65,512	73.1% visual scale
2014	64,692	81.0%	+5.2 pts	58,441	81.0% visual scale
2015	44,362	85.3%	+6.6 pts	50,570	85.3% visual scale
2016	31,930	87.9%	+6.5 pts	41,750	87.9% visual scale
2017	15,389	88.1%	+4.1 pts	38,195	88.1% 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
Noise, emissions and leaks: 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):

Ball joint has slight play — 4,078 cars · 16.8% failed the same item the next year
Wheel bearings has slight play — 314 cars · 8.6% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 2,759 cars · 8.4% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 16,274 cars · 7.1% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 655 cars · 6.6% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Note 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 Micra71.5% pass rate · 234,974 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 Note?

In 2025, 71.9% of 146,455 first MOT tests on the Nissan Note were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Note fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (33.2% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Nissan Note reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 71.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 13 years and 75,717 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.