85.8%
Nissan 370Z
Nissan 370Z MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan 370Z passed 85.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the 370Z compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.8%
Nissan average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 370Z runs 18 points ahead of the Nissan average. It is 4th of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average 370Z arrived at its test 12.4 years old with 59,793 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
370Z MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Nissan 370Z cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 83.7%, a drop of 9.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 139 | 93.5% | 21.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 466 | 89.3% | 17 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,328 | 83.7% | 11.4 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 370Z failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan 370Z cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and noise, emissions and leaks together account for 40.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 370Z MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan 370Z cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 38.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan 370Z cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 370Z
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 9.4% of failure items.
2
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits and catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits. 8.4% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers not working. 7.3% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and headlamp aim too high. 6.8% of failure items.
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Nissan 370Z MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan 370Z MOT pass rate?
85.8% of Nissan 370Z cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,933 tests. That is 13.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 112th of 575 models.
What does a Nissan 370Z most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan 370Z cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 7.1% of failure items. Next were catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.6%) and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.5%).
Which area causes the most Nissan 370Z MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 22.3%, followed by noise, emissions and leaks at 18.5%.
Do older Nissan 370Z cars fail their MOT more often?
Nissan 370Z cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 83.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Nissan 370Z has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan 370Z that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Nissan 370Z's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.