Nissan Leaf MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 84.6% of 37,619 MOT tests on the Nissan Leaf ended in a pass, 8.1 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 79.7% against 82.0%, ranking 102nd of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Nissan Leaf MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 26,274 tests | 93.6% | 21,000 · 13k to 29k |
| 35,854 tests | 92.5% | 25,000 · 17k to 37k |
| 44,767 tests | 90.7% | 35,000 · 23k to 49k |
| 54,315 tests | 87.4% | 39,000 · 29k to 55k |
| 64,837 tests | 83.2% | 45,000 · 33k to 59k |
| 73,850 tests | 76.4% | 49,000 · 37k to 65k |
| 83,685 tests | 71.9% | 53,000 · 41k to 69k |
| 92,038 tests | 65.6% | 61,000 · 45k to 77k |
| 10882 tests | 67.8% | 61,000 · 45k to 77k |
| 11432 tests | 67.1% | 55,000 · 41k to 73k |
| 12235 tests | 66.8% | 59,000 · 41k to 77k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Nissan Leaf. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Leaf
The parts that come up most often in Nissan Leaf MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- BrakingOn the test drive, brake firmly on a straight road: the car should stop straight without pulling, and the handbrake should hold it on a slope.
Check a specific Leaf
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Other Nissan models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Nissan models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.