63.7%
Nissan Pixo
Nissan Pixo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan Pixo passed 63.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.6 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 Pixo 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 Pixo runs 4.1 points behind the Nissan average. It is 18th of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average Pixo arrived at its test 14.6 years old with 65,262 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.
Pixo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 10,729 | 63.7% | 8.6 pts below |
Every Nissan Pixo tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Pixo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan Pixo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 51.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Pixo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan Pixo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 45.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan Pixo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Pixo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and horn not working. 22.7% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.5% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 6.4% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 6.4% of failure items.
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Nissan Pixo MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan Pixo MOT pass rate?
63.7% of Nissan Pixo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 10,729 tests. That is 8.6 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 448th of 575 models.
What does a Nissan Pixo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan Pixo cars failing their 2025 MOT was stop lamp not working, on 7% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (6.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.5%).
Which area causes the most Nissan Pixo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 33.5%, followed by suspension at 17.9%.
Does this mean every Nissan Pixo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan Pixo 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 Pixo'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.