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Nissan 350Z, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers

3,439 Nissan 350Z cars are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 73.5% of initial MOT tests, 1.2 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Nissan 350Z at the MOT

73.5% of 4,858 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the 350Z 288th of 575 models. Nissan 350Z cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 90.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 72.2%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Nissan 350Z73.5%
  • All Nissan modelsThe 350Z is 5.7 pts ahead67.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Nissan 350Z tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years314 tests90.5%
  • 11 years and over4,521 tests72.2%

Where 350Z cars fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan 350Z tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.2%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks19.3%
  • Suspension18.4%
  • Brakes12.2%
  • Tyres8.2%

The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (4.7%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.4%) and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.2%).

The MOT page lists every common 350Z MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Nissan 350Z MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The 350Z's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.21.2% of 350Z failure items

  2. Noise, emissions and leaks

    Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks.19.3% of 350Z failure items

  3. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.18.4% of 350Z failure items

Nissan 350Z cars in the UK

3,439 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 51% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−51%from 6,986 licensed
Typical year of first use
2005half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2005 or earlier
Declared off the road
2,49942% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Nissan 350Z cars since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 20146,986
End of 20156,767
End of 20166,448
End of 20176,168
End of 20185,769
End of 20195,309
End of 20204,884
End of 20214,708
End of 20224,368
End of 20233,968
End of 20243,560
End of 20253,244
End of June 20263,439

How old they are

Licensed Nissan 350Z cars by year of first use.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025
200992
2008237
2007399
2006503
2005809
2004758
2003163

350Z engine sizes

3.5 litre engines made up 90% of Nissan 350Z MOT tests in 2025, followed by 3.7 litre at 9.6%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed 350Z cars.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 4,857 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 3.5 litre90.1%
  • 3.7 litre9.6%

Other Nissan models

The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the 350Z's 73.5% MOT pass rate.

All 25 Nissan models

Nissan 350Z FAQs

How many Nissan 350Z cars are there in the UK?

3,439 Nissan 350Z cars were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 2,499 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Nissan 350Z reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 73.5% first-time pass rate for the Nissan 350Z across 4,858 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

What should I check before buying a used Nissan 350Z?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, noise, emissions and leaks and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Nissan 350Z's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

Already found a 350Z?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Nissan history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Nissan VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. 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.