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Nissan, Every model, MOT record and UK numbers

1,901,315 Nissans are licensed in the UK, the 8th most of any make. In 2025 they passed 67.8% of initial MOT tests, 4.5 points below the 72.3% UK average and 47th of 63 makes.

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Nissan models

25 models, most common on UK roads first. The Qashqai is the most common; among models with 10,000 or more MOT tests, the Leaf has the highest pass rate at 80.3% and the Almera the lowest at 55.7%.

  1. Qashqai 703,402 licensed in the UK 69% Qashqai MOT pass rate 9.3 years
  2. Juke 419,096 licensed in the UK 69.8% Juke MOT pass rate 9 years
  3. Micra 219,346 licensed in the UK 63.4% Micra MOT pass rate 14 years
  4. Note 136,203 licensed in the UK 63.1% Note MOT pass rate 13.4 years
  5. X-Trail 110,484 licensed in the UK 69.5% X-Trail MOT pass rate 10.2 years
  6. Leaf 60,320 licensed in the UK 80.3% Leaf MOT pass rate 6.3 years
  7. Navara 59,863 licensed in the UK 67% Navara MOT pass rate 9.5 years
  8. NV200 28,526 licensed in the UK 59.1% NV200 MOT pass rate 9.4 years
  9. Pulsar 20,249 licensed in the UK 70.7% Pulsar MOT pass rate 9.1 years
  10. Primastar 19,865 licensed in the UK 51% Primastar MOT pass rate 15.7 years
  11. Elgrand Not shown 67.1% Elgrand MOT pass rate 15.8 years
  12. Ariya 14,451 licensed in the UK 91.5% Ariya MOT pass rate 2.8 years
  13. Pixo 9,814 licensed in the UK 63.7% Pixo MOT pass rate 14.6 years
  14. Almera 8,607 licensed in the UK 55.7% Almera MOT pass rate 21.2 years
  15. Pathfinder 3,619 licensed in the UK 55.7% Pathfinder MOT pass rate 15.9 years
  16. 350Z 3,439 licensed in the UK 73.5% 350Z MOT pass rate 18.6 years
  17. Serena Not shown 74.4% Serena MOT pass rate 12.4 years
  18. NV300 3,134 licensed in the UK 69.2% NV300 MOT pass rate 5.8 years
  19. Cube Not shown 67.8% Cube MOT pass rate 14.8 years
  20. Figaro Not shown 65% Figaro MOT pass rate 23.6 years
  21. NV250 2,162 licensed in the UK 68.7% NV250 MOT pass rate 4.3 years
  22. 370Z 2,130 licensed in the UK 85.8% 370Z MOT pass rate 12.4 years
  23. GT-R 2,093 licensed in the UK 95.3% GT-R MOT pass rate 12.2 years
  24. Primera 1,839 licensed in the UK 57.2% Primera MOT pass rate 22.4 years
  25. Skyline 582 licensed in the UK 86.2% Skyline MOT pass rate 21.7 years

Licensed vehicles from DfT statistics, June 2026. Models without a comparable DfT figure are placed by their MOT tests. Pass rates are for initial MOT tests in 2025.

Nissan at the MOT

67.8% of 1,666,188 initial MOT tests passed in 2025, placing Nissan 47th of 63 makes. The rate falls by 30.1 points between the youngest and oldest cars, so compare a model with others of a similar age.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Nissan67.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Model pass rates partly reflect age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, which fail more often. Compare MOT pass rates for every make.

Pass rate by age at test

Every Nissan tested in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years236,577 tests85.3%
  • 6 to 10 years670,307 tests72.3%
  • 11 years and over692,798 tests55.3%

Nissans in the UK

1,901,315 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 33% since the end of 2014. The Qashqai, Juke and Micra account for 71% of them.

Change since 2014
+33%from 1,429,182 licensed
Typical year of first use
2016half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2016 or earlier
First registered in 2025
100,884against 171,357 in 2016
Declared off the road
167,7138.1% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Nissans since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 20141,429,182
End of 20151,502,884
End of 20161,588,246
End of 20171,653,474
End of 20181,693,702
End of 20191,723,588
End of 20201,731,021
End of 20211,759,876
End of 20221,791,387
End of 20231,826,948
End of 20241,867,613
End of 20251,896,245
End of June 20261,901,315

How old they are

Licensed Nissans by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 65,405 were first used before 2006.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
202595,867100,884
2024103,375110,762
202393,36499,748
202273,98883,971
202177,25486,361
202075,85383,420
201996,340107,959
2018105,249118,829
2017150,619169,463
2016150,738171,357
2015145,782168,124
2014128,113
2013108,549
201293,035
201180,137
201066,127
200952,430
200839,704
200733,764
200628,460

Nissan head-to-head comparisons

Popular rivals compared on the same 2025 DVSA data.

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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded). Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.