59.1%
Nissan NV200 pass rate
Used Nissan NV200 buying guide
In 2025, Nissan NV200 cars passed 59.1% of 30,993 initial MOT tests, 13.2 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Nissan NV200 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−13.2
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the NV200 sits 501st of 575 models in the data. Nissan as a brand averaged 67.8%, so this model runs 8.7 points behind its own brand. Nissan NV200 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 74.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.7%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Nissan NV200 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the NV200 compares with similar cars.
NV200 fuel types
Diesel made up 69.4% of Nissan NV200 MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the NV200 fails its MOT
Where Nissan NV200 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (10%), ball joint excessively worn (8.5%) and linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn (5.1%). See every common NV200 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Nissan NV200 that failed, not a claim that every NV200 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used NV200?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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. 37.2% of NV200 failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 24.3% of NV200 failure items.
3
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. 11.6% of NV200 failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 9.3% of NV200 failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 8.3% of NV200 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Nissan NV200 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Nissan models
The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the NV200.
Used Nissan NV200 FAQs
Is the Nissan NV200 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 59.1% first-time pass rate for the Nissan NV200 across 30,993 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Nissan NV200 cars fail their MOT more often?
Nissan NV200 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 74.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.7%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Nissan NV200?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Nissan NV200'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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.