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Nissan Figaro
Nissan Figaro MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan Figaro passed 65% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 7.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Figaro 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 Figaro runs 2.8 points behind the Nissan average. It is 17th of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average Figaro arrived at its test 23.6 years old with 94,207 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.
Figaro 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 (small sample) | 4 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 82 | 59.8% | 12.5 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 2,231 | 65.1% | 7.2 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Figaro failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan Figaro cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 38.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Figaro MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan Figaro cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 39.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan Figaro cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Figaro
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 9.3% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers not working and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.9% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake imbalance across an axle and service brake performance excessively binding. 6.4% of failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced. 5.5% of failure items.
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Nissan Figaro MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan Figaro MOT pass rate?
65% of Nissan Figaro cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,317 tests. That is 7.3 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 431st of 575 models.
What does a Nissan Figaro most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan Figaro cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 9.3% of failure items. Next were prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (4.4%) and service brake imbalance across an axle (3.8%).
Which area causes the most Nissan Figaro MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 20.5%, followed by brakes at 17.8%.
Does this mean every Nissan Figaro has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan Figaro 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 Figaro'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.