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

9,814 Nissan Pixos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 63.7% of initial MOT tests, 8.6 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Nissan Pixo at the MOT

63.7% of 10,729 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Pixo 448th of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Nissan Pixo63.7%
  • All Nissan modelsThe Pixo is 4.1 pts behind67.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Where Pixos fail

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

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.5%
  • Suspension17.9%
  • Brakes17.7%
  • Visibility10.5%
  • Tyres9%

The items testers recorded most often were stop lamp not working (7%), position lamp not working (6.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.5%).

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

Full Nissan Pixo MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Pixo's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks 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.33.5% of Pixo failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.17.9% of Pixo 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.17.7% of Pixo failure items

Nissan Pixos in the UK

9,814 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 31% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−31%from 14,269 licensed
Typical year of first use
2010half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2010 or earlier
Declared off the road
5875.6% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Nissan Pixos since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201414,269
End of 201514,121
End of 201613,996
End of 201713,818
End of 201813,604
End of 201913,304
End of 202012,957
End of 202112,673
End of 202212,333
End of 202311,843
End of 202411,163
End of 202510,283
End of June 20269,814

How old they are

Licensed Nissan Pixos by year of first use.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025
2013463
20121,636
20111,785
20103,492
20092,899

Pixo engine sizes

1.0 litre engines made up 99% of Nissan Pixo MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Pixos.

Nissan Pixo recalls

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

  1. Jul 2013 R/2013/082

    Heater fan motor may overheat

    Pixos built Nov 2008 to Jun 2012 · 14,548 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It is possible that the heater fan motor may seize at slow speed. Under extreme conditions this may cause the internal temperature of the heater fan circuit to increase. If this occurs the thermal fuse may not cut-out which will result in an overheating of the fan and its surrounding area. The driver will find smoke being exhaled via the heater vents and in extreme circumstances there could be a vehicle fire.
    Remedy
    Recall all affected vehicles and replace the heater motor thermal fuse with an up-rated item.

  2. Apr 2010 R/2010/034

    Brake lights may fail

    Pixos built Mar 2009 to Feb 2010 · 646 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    In some cases a higher electric current may cause the shift solenoid circuit contact in the stop lamp switch to burn/melt. Additionally the auto transmission selector may not move from the Park position
    Remedy
    Recall affected vehicles and replace stop lamp switch.

  3. Jan 2010 R/2009/144

    Fuel may leak

    Pixos built Mar 2009 to Aug 2009 · 3,930 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It has been identified that due to an engineering fault in production a dimensional variation has occurred to the fuel pump seating. This may result in a possible fuel leak from the pump seating area whilst the vehicle is being fuelled.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the fuel pump gasket and O replaced.
How to check a specific Pixo for recalls

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Nissan Pixo FAQs

How many Nissan Pixos are there in the UK?

9,814 Nissan Pixos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 587 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Nissan Pixo 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 63.7% first-time pass rate for the Nissan Pixo across 10,729 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Nissan Pixo had any recalls?

3 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Nissan Pixo. The most recent was published in July 2013. 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 Pixo?

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 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 Pixo'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.

Already found a Pixo?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

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.