NissanMicra MOT results

In 2025, 63.1% of Nissan Micra MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 66.1% for cars of the same age. 6.9% had at least one dangerous defect (8.4% for cars the same age). The typical Nissan Micra tested was 14 years old with 58,500 miles. Based on 231,136 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Nissan Micra cars are on the road

First-time pass: 63.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.3%passed after repair
Failed: 28.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.9%same age 8.4%
Typical mileage: 58,500at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Nissan MicraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	56	89.3%	91.7%
2022	5,525	90.9%	88.5%
2021	6,197	88.9%	87.2%
2020	5,837	82.1%	85.9%
2019	8,138	78.5%	83.5%
2018	9,590	69.7%	80.8%
2017	12,205	66.6%	78.1%
2016	10,248	73.3%	74.8%
2015	12,492	71.8%	71.8%
2014	13,606	68.9%	68.5%
2013	11,092	63.7%	65.6%
2012	11,014	62.0%	63.2%
2011	12,058	61.4%	61.0%
2010	14,630	58.9%	59.1%
2009	14,406	57.9%	58.1%
2008	13,028	57.6%	57.0%
2007	11,718	55.3%	57.2%
2006	15,052	53.4%	56.8%
2005	12,560	50.3%	57.5%
2004	8,348	51.6%	57.5%
2003	7,465	52.2%	58.5%
2002	5,811	53.9%	59.4%
2001	3,248	54.0%	60.9%
2000	2,114	53.1%	62.2%
1999	1,664	54.0%	64.2%
1998	1,051	54.3%	65.1%
1997	527	54.8%	66.4%
1996	404	56.7%	66.9%
1995	246	53.3%	67.6%
1994	198	56.1%	68.6%
1993	130	53.8%	68.6%
1992	115	65.2%	68.9%
1991	99	62.6%	71.7%
1990	88	54.5%	72.7%
1989	71	63.4%	73.4%
1988	53	71.7%	73.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Nissan MicraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	12,522	88.5%	87.4%	19,800
5-9 years	48,233	72.3%	79.1%	38,200
10-14 years	60,754	64.6%	65.7%	56,500
15-19 years	69,203	55.9%	57.6%	79,200
20-29 years	37,779	52.6%	59.6%	74,000
30-39 years	912	59.9%	71.3%	65,000
40+ years	7	71.4%	82.0%	50,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Nissan Micra is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	7,622	3.3%	1.1×	67.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	5,437	2.4%	1.4×	63.8%
M Manchester	North West	4,887	2.1%	1.4×	64.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	4,575	2.0%	0.9×	66.5%
BS Bristol	South West	4,173	1.8%	1.0×	53.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	3,889	1.7%	0.9×	60.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	3,611	1.6%	1.1×	64.2%
BN Brighton	South East	3,588	1.6%	1.3×	57.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	3,500	1.5%	1.5×	60.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,481	1.5%	0.9×	59.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	3,474	1.5%	0.8×	65.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	3,443	1.5%	0.9×	60.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	3,330	1.4%	1.0×	59.9%
TN Tonbridge	South East	3,329	1.4%	1.1×	62.7%
L Liverpool	North West	3,248	1.4%	1.3×	66.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	3,129	1.4%	0.8×	65.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	3,120	1.3%	1.1×	59.6%
WA Warrington	North West	3,003	1.3%	1.3×	66.8%
EX Exeter	South West	2,956	1.3%	1.1×	59.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	2,939	1.3%	0.9×	63.2%
SE London SE	London	2,933	1.3%	1.6×	64.6%
PR Preston	North West	2,870	1.2%	1.4×	68.0%
RG Reading	South East	2,785	1.2%	0.8×	62.2%
DE Derby	East Midlands	2,740	1.2%	0.9×	64.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	2,654	1.1%	1.0×	68.5%
GU Guildford	South East	2,650	1.1%	0.8×	60.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	2,616	1.1%	1.5×	66.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	2,597	1.1%	0.9×	65.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	2,588	1.1%	0.9×	59.4%
RH Redhill	South East	2,563	1.1%	1.1×	61.6%
SO Southampton	South East	2,445	1.1%	0.9×	61.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	2,439	1.1%	0.8×	58.5%
CH Chester	North West	2,405	1.0%	0.9×	60.6%
OX Oxford	South East	2,405	1.0%	0.9×	61.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,384	1.0%	1.0×	59.6%
TS Teesside	North East	2,382	1.0%	1.1×	61.5%
N London N	London	2,357	1.0%	1.5×	64.8%
OL Oldham	North West	2,298	1.0%	1.4×	64.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	2,290	1.0%	1.1×	68.3%
ME Rochester	South East	2,273	1.0%	0.9×	65.2%
CR Croydon	London	2,264	1.0%	1.5×	69.0%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,250	1.0%	0.9×	59.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,245	1.0%	1.1×	67.8%
SK Stockport	North West	2,222	1.0%	1.0×	63.2%
BA Bath	South West	2,216	1.0%	1.1×	57.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,197	1.0%	0.8×	58.4%
HA Harrow	London	2,165	0.9%	1.6×	67.9%
E London E	London	2,144	0.9%	1.2×	63.1%
UB Southall	London	2,119	0.9%	1.5×	67.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,067	0.9%	0.8×	64.2%
RM Romford	London	2,059	0.9%	1.1×	71.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,056	0.9%	0.7×	62.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,051	0.9%	0.8×	63.8%
TW Twickenham	London	2,043	0.9%	1.2×	69.3%
EN Enfield	London	1,926	0.8%	1.4×	68.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,906	0.8%	1.0×	67.8%
SN Swindon	South West	1,896	0.8%	0.9×	60.9%
NP Newport	Wales	1,880	0.8%	0.9×	60.4%
BL Bolton	North West	1,876	0.8%	1.1×	66.7%
DA Dartford	South East	1,860	0.8%	1.1×	66.3%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,813	0.8%	0.9×	64.1%
SL Slough	South East	1,764	0.8%	1.1×	68.9%
WN Wigan	North West	1,763	0.8%	1.6×	65.6%
TA Taunton	South West	1,745	0.8%	1.2×	63.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,736	0.8%	1.1×	69.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,736	0.8%	0.8×	66.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,656	0.7%	0.9×	59.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,636	0.7%	1.0×	60.9%
NW London NW	London	1,636	0.7%	1.1×	64.9%
SR Sunderland	North East	1,613	0.7%	2.1×	60.6%
DH Durham	North East	1,610	0.7%	1.4×	63.9%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,575	0.7%	0.9×	66.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,545	0.7%	0.7×	60.5%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,532	0.7%	1.0×	64.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,529	0.7%	0.7×	60.2%
LU Luton	East of England	1,488	0.6%	1.0×	62.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,468	0.6%	0.7×	63.8%
DL Darlington	North East	1,451	0.6%	1.1×	61.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,421	0.6%	0.9×	66.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	1,364	0.6%	1.5×	60.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	1,313	0.6%	1.3×	69.2%
TR Truro	South West	1,306	0.6%	0.9×	57.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	1,295	0.6%	0.8×	57.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,204	0.5%	0.9×	66.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,204	0.5%	1.0×	54.2%
BR Bromley	London	1,190	0.5%	1.4×	69.9%
IG Ilford	London	1,119	0.5%	1.1×	67.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	1,077	0.5%	1.1×	57.0%
WD Watford	East of England	1,017	0.4%	1.1×	62.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,010	0.4%	0.6×	53.9%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,002	0.4%	0.8×	55.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	982	0.4%	0.7×	61.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	962	0.4%	0.8×	62.3%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	953	0.4%	0.8×	63.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	950	0.4%	1.0×	55.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	944	0.4%	0.9×	57.2%
CW Crewe	North West	939	0.4%	0.7×	61.1%
SW London SW	London	927	0.4%	0.9×	66.1%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	921	0.4%	0.6×	60.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	907	0.4%	0.7×	53.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	865	0.4%	0.8×	59.1%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	828	0.4%	0.9×	59.2%
SM Sutton	London	826	0.4%	1.6×	68.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	804	0.3%	1.4×	62.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	760	0.3%	0.8×	58.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	746	0.3%	0.7×	59.5%
TF Telford	West Midlands	729	0.3%	0.8×	63.0%
W London W	London	618	0.3%	1.0×	65.9%
IV Inverness	Scotland	595	0.3%	0.6×	61.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	581	0.3%	0.7×	59.0%
PH Perth	Scotland	425	0.2%	0.6×	55.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	377	0.2%	0.6×	54.9%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	342	0.1%	0.8×	61.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	235	0.1%	0.4×	69.4%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	99	<0.1%	0.5×	47.5%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	91	<0.1%	0.5×	64.8%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	42	<0.1%	0.4×	66.7%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	10	<0.1%	0.1×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	14,494	6.3%	0.8×	59.1%
North East	12,493	5.4%	1.3×	62.7%
North West	30,999	13.4%	1.2×	65.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	17,352	7.5%	0.8×	62.8%
Wales	9,186	4.0%	0.8×	59.3%
West Midlands	20,530	8.9%	0.9×	65.4%
East Midlands	13,199	5.7%	0.8×	61.9%
East of England	22,970	9.9%	1.0×	65.0%
London	28,232	12.2%	1.3×	67.1%
South East	35,395	15.3%	1.0×	62.6%
South West	26,276	11.4%	1.1×	58.3%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Nissan MicraCars the same age

Lights and electrics17.8%14.6%
Suspension15.1%12.4%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.0%5.3%
Brakes6.4%8.4%
Tyres5.9%6.5%
Body and structure4.3%5.2%
Emissions and leaks3.2%4.4%
Seat belts and airbags1.7%1.5%
Steering1.4%2.7%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Nissan Micra tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.9%	3.7%	1.3×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	4.2%	1.9%	2.2×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	4.1%	1.4%	2.9×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.0%	2.2%	1.8×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.8%	2.8%	1.4×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.3%	2.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.1%	2.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	2.4%	1.0×	100.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	1.9%	1.1%	1.7×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.7%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	16.0%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	15.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	14.2%
Coil spring: corroded	10.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	6.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.1%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	3.9%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	3.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	225,625	63.3%
Diesel	5,500	56.3%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model