Nissan Micra MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 72.4% of 257,218 MOT tests on the Nissan Micra ended in a pass, 4.1 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 82.2% against 82.0%, ranking 76th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Nissan Micra 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25,001 tests | 93.8% | 15,000 · 9k to 21k |
| 37,405 tests | 92.3% | 19,000 · 11k to 27k |
| 49,066 tests | 86.7% | 25,000 · 17k to 35k |
| 511,816 tests | 79.6% | 31,000 · 21k to 43k |
| 611,576 tests | 81.2% | 29,000 · 19k to 43k |
| 711,798 tests | 83.8% | 33,000 · 21k to 47k |
| 813,113 tests | 80.8% | 37,000 · 25k to 55k |
| 912,592 tests | 78.0% | 43,000 · 29k to 61k |
| 1011,422 tests | 74.6% | 49,000 · 35k to 69k |
| 1112,347 tests | 73.2% | 55,000 · 39k to 75k |
| 1213,435 tests | 72.2% | 61,000 · 43k to 83k |
| 1317,821 tests | 70.8% | 67,000 · 45k to 91k |
| 1414,099 tests | 70.4% | 71,000 · 49k to 97k |
| 1514,338 tests | 69.1% | 73,000 · 51k to 97k |
| 1616,593 tests | 67.4% | 77,000 · 57k to 103k |
| 1718,053 tests | 64.8% | 81,000 · 59k to 105k |
| 1814,674 tests | 63.0% | 79,000 · 59k to 103k |
| 1911,965 tests | 62.7% | 77,000 · 57k to 99k |
| 209,950 tests | 61.9% | 69,000 · 49k to 91k |
| 216,651 tests | 61.1% | 63,000 · 45k to 83k |
| 224,193 tests | 59.5% | 63,000 · 47k to 83k |
| 233,159 tests | 59.6% | 65,000 · 47k to 87k |
| 242,296 tests | 61.1% | 67,000 · 49k to 89k |
| 251,307 tests | 60.7% | 69,000 · 49k to 87k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Nissan Micra. 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 Micra
The parts that come up most often in Nissan Micra MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- 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.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific Micra
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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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.