Nissan Leaf MOT pass rate by year
How the Nissan Leaf's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2011 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Nissan Leaf MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Nissan Leaf model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Nissan Leaf averages 15.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.9% | 20.1% | 7,390 |
| 2012 | 80.4% | 19.6% | 7,042 |
| 2013 | 76.9% | 23.1% | 17,727 |
| 2014 | 77.9% | 22.1% | 38,031 |
| 2015 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 43,490 |
| 2016 | 81.8% | 18.2% | 37,517 |
| 2017 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 41,470 |
| 2018 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 34,163 |
| 2019 | 88.9% | 11.1% | 28,805 |
| 2020 | 89.2% | 10.8% | 33,740 |
| 2021 | 90.1% | 9.9% | 26,948 |
| 2022 | 91.3% | 8.7% | 14,994 |
| 2023 | 90.7% | 9.3% | 2,002 |
Does age change how often a Nissan Leaf fails?
Older Nissan Leafs fail more often, as expected. The 2011 cars fail 20.1% of tests against 9.3% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 15.6%. The 2013 is the weakest year at 23.1%, and the 2022 the strongest at 8.7%.
More on the Nissan Leaf
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Nissan Leaf: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Nissan models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain