69.2%
Nissan NV300 pass rate
Used Nissan NV300 buying guide
In 2025, Nissan NV300 cars passed 69.2% of 2,311 initial MOT tests, 3.1 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Nissan NV300 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−3.1
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the NV300 sits 361st of 575 models in the data. Nissan as a brand averaged 67.8%, so this model runs 1.4 points ahead of its own brand. Nissan NV300 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 73.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 64.1%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Nissan NV300 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the NV300 compares with similar cars.
NV300 fuel types
Diesel made up 100% of Nissan NV300 MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the NV300 fails its MOT
Where Nissan NV300 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 track rod end ball joint has excessive play (10.6%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (7%) and coil spring fractured or broken (6.8%). See every common NV300 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Nissan NV300 that failed, not a claim that every NV300 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used NV300?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 27.3% of NV300 failure items.
2
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. 21.6% of NV300 failure items.
3
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 12.5% of NV300 failure items.
4
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. 11.9% of NV300 failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 8.2% of NV300 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 NV300 failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 NV300.
Used Nissan NV300 FAQs
Is the Nissan NV300 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 69.2% first-time pass rate for the Nissan NV300 across 2,311 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Nissan NV300 cars fail their MOT more often?
Nissan NV300 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 73.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 64.1%. 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 NV300?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and steering. 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 NV300'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.