Nissan Figaro, Buying guide and MOT record
In 2025, the Nissan Figaro passed 65% of 2,317 initial MOT tests, 7.3 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Nissan Figaro at the MOT
65% of 2,317 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Figaro 431st of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Figaros fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan Figaro tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (9.3%), prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (4.4%) and service brake imbalance across an axle (3.8%).
The MOT page lists every common Figaro MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Figaro's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.20.5% of Figaro failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.17.8% of Figaro failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.14.4% of Figaro failure items
Figaro engine sizes
1.0 litre engines made up 98% of Nissan Figaro MOT tests in 2025.
Other Nissan models
The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the Figaro's 65% MOT pass rate.
Nissan Figaro FAQs
Is the Nissan Figaro 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 65% first-time pass rate for the Nissan Figaro across 2,317 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Nissan Figaro?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes 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 Figaro'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.
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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. 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.