91.5%
Nissan Ariya
Nissan Ariya MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan Ariya passed 91.5% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 19.2 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Ariya 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 Ariya runs 23.7 points ahead of the Nissan average. It is 2nd of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average Ariya arrived at its test 2.8 years old with 27,476 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.
Ariya MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 165 | 92.7% | 20.4 pts above |
Every Nissan Ariya tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Ariya failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan Ariya cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 67.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Ariya MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan Ariya cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 86.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan Ariya cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Ariya
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords damaged. 40.1% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high. 23.3% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid, wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers not working. 16.3% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 4.5% of failure items.
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Nissan Ariya MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan Ariya MOT pass rate?
91.5% of Nissan Ariya cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,568 tests. That is 19.2 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 18th of 575 models.
What does a Nissan Ariya most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan Ariya cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 24.8% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim too high (23.3%) and washers provides insufficient washer liquid (6.9%).
Which area causes the most Nissan Ariya MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 43.1%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 24.3%.
Does this mean every Nissan Ariya has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan Ariya 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 Ariya'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.