Nissan NV250, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
2,162 Nissan NV250s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 68.7% of initial MOT tests, 3.6 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Nissan NV250 at the MOT
68.7% of 2,243 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the NV250 373rd of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where NV250s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan NV250 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were stop lamp not working (16.1%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (9%) and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (8.8%).
The MOT page lists every common NV250 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The NV250'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.47% of NV250 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.14.6% of NV250 failure items
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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.14.4% of NV250 failure items
Nissan NV250s in the UK
2,162 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 178% since the end of 2020, although it peaked at 2,322 at the end of 2022.
- Change since 2020
- +178%from 778 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2021half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2021 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 652.9% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Nissan NV250s since 2019
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2019 | 145 |
| End of 2020 | 778 |
| End of 2021 | 2,309 |
| End of 2022 | 2,322 |
| End of 2023 | 2,237 |
| End of 2024 | 2,130 |
| End of 2025 | 2,181 |
| End of June 2026 | 2,162 |
How old they are
Licensed Nissan NV250s by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,444 | 1,550 |
| 2020 | 602 | 696 |
| 2019 | 131 | 145 |
NV250 engine sizes
1.5 litre engines made up 100% of Nissan NV250 MOT tests in 2025. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed NV250s.
Nissan NV250 recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Nissan NV250. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every NV250 is affected.
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Jan 2020 R/2020/012
The rear brake caliper assembly fixings may have been insufficiently tightened
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Proactively confirm the rear brake caliper assembly torques and where necessary replace parts
Other Nissan models
The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the NV250's 68.7% MOT pass rate.
Nissan NV250 FAQs
How many Nissan NV250s are there in the UK?
2,162 Nissan NV250s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 65 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Nissan NV250 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 68.7% first-time pass rate for the Nissan NV250 across 2,243 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Nissan NV250 had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Nissan NV250. The most recent was published in January 2020. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Nissan NV250?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and tyres. 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 NV250'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. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. 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.