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Nissan NV300, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

3,134 Nissan NV300s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 69.2% of initial MOT tests, 3.1 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Nissan NV300 at the MOT

69.2% of 2,311 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the NV300 361st of 575 models. Nissan NV300s 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%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Nissan NV30069.2%
  • All Nissan modelsThe NV300 is 1.4 pts ahead67.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Nissan NV300 tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years1,251 tests73.5%
  • 6 to 10 years1,058 tests64.1%

Where NV300s fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan NV300 tests in 2025.

  • Suspension27.3%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.6%
  • Steering12.5%
  • Brakes11.9%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks8.2%

The 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%).

The MOT page lists every common NV300 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Nissan NV300 MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The NV300's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks 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

Nissan NV300s in the UK

3,134 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 142% since the end of 2018, although it peaked at 3,364 at the end of 2021.

Change since 2018
+142%from 1,294 licensed
Typical year of first use
2019half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2019 or earlier
First registered in 2025
1against 1,142 in 2021
Declared off the road
1193.7% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Nissan NV300s since 2016

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201668
End of 2017559
End of 20181,294
End of 20191,709
End of 20202,266
End of 20213,364
End of 20223,325
End of 20233,291
End of 20243,181
End of 20253,167
End of June 20263,134

How old they are

Licensed Nissan NV300s by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20211,0571,142
2020522585
2019396447
2018578648
2017548625
20166368

NV300 engine sizes

1.6 litre engines made up 55% of Nissan NV300 MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 45%. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed NV300s.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 2,311 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.6 litre54.7%
  • 2.0 litre45.3%

Nissan NV300 recalls

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Nissan NV300. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every NV300 is affected.

  1. Oct 2024 R/2024/401

    NV300 (X82) Airbag

    NV300s built Feb 2021 to Nov 2023 · 184 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles the airbag side impact sensors may not have been installed during production. Additionally some vehicles may lack the required wire harnesses for connection of the side impact sensors.
    Remedy
    Installation of side impact sensors and where required associated cable kits.

  2. Feb 2020 R/2020/020

    The rear brake caliper handbrake lever pivot pin may break during handbrake operation

    NV300s built Mar 2019 to Jun 2019 · 33 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Inspect and where necessary replace the rear brake caliper with a countermeasure part

  3. Jul 2019 R/2019/205

    The handbrake cable stopper may have been incorrectly manufactured

    NV300s built May 2018 to Sep 2018 · 181 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The hand brake cable stopper may have been incorrectly formed in production and may fail.
    Remedy
    Replace the handbrake cable and bracket with countermeasure parts

  4. Jul 2019 R/2019/215

    Fuel tank may not meet required material wall thickness

    NV300s built Mar 2019 · 1 vehicle across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    A fuel tank that may not meet required material wall thickness specification
    Remedy
    Check and replace the fuel tank if necessary
How to check a specific NV300 for recalls

Other Nissan models

The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the NV300's 69.2% MOT pass rate.

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Nissan NV300 FAQs

How many Nissan NV300s are there in the UK?

3,134 Nissan NV300s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 119 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

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.

Has the Nissan NV300 had any recalls?

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Nissan NV300. The most recent was published in October 2024. 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 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 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 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.

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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.