68.7%
Nissan NV250
Nissan NV250 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan NV250 passed 68.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.6 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was stop lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the NV250 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 NV250 runs 0.9 points ahead of the Nissan average. It is 13th of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average NV250 arrived at its test 4.3 years old with 58,451 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.
NV250 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 | 2,237 | 68.6% | 3.7 pts below |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 3 | 66.7% | 5.6 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 NV250 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan NV250 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 61.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common NV250 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan NV250 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 69.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan NV250 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a NV250
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and position lamp not working. 33.7% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 11.8% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 10.1% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 9.4% of failure items.
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Nissan NV250 MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan NV250 MOT pass rate?
68.7% of Nissan NV250 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,243 tests. That is 3.6 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 373rd of 575 models.
What does a Nissan NV250 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan NV250 cars failing their 2025 MOT was stop lamp not working, on 16.1% of failure items. Next were 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%).
Which area causes the most Nissan NV250 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 47%, followed by brakes at 14.6%.
Does this mean every Nissan NV250 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan NV250 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 NV250'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.