Nissan Micra MOT pass rate by year
How the Nissan Micra's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1985 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the Nissan Micra MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Nissan Micra 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 Micra averages 28.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 4,271 |
| 1986 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 9,497 |
| 1987 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 14,333 |
| 1988 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 26,063 |
| 1989 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 47,087 |
| 1990 | 63.4% | 36.6% | 68,513 |
| 1991 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 63,609 |
| 1992 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 75,377 |
| 1993 | 61.0% | 39.0% | 189,219 |
| 1994 | 61.6% | 38.4% | 268,216 |
| 1995 | 62.3% | 37.7% | 312,107 |
| 1996 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 362,790 |
| 1997 | 64.8% | 35.2% | 403,431 |
| 1998 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 545,239 |
| 1999 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 636,997 |
| 2000 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 676,885 |
| 2001 | 71.7% | 28.3% | 679,593 |
| 2002 | 74.0% | 26.0% | 773,069 |
| 2003 | 72.8% | 27.2% | 928,213 |
| 2004 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 721,747 |
| 2005 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 717,529 |
| 2006 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 579,576 |
| 2007 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 361,655 |
| 2008 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 334,650 |
| 2009 | 76.2% | 23.8% | 329,842 |
| 2010 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 300,860 |
| 2011 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 213,268 |
| 2012 | 76.5% | 23.5% | 177,333 |
| 2013 | 78.8% | 21.2% | 156,501 |
| 2014 | 81.1% | 18.9% | 169,088 |
| 2015 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 136,928 |
| 2016 | 82.5% | 17.5% | 98,938 |
| 2017 | 81.2% | 18.8% | 105,957 |
| 2018 | 82.8% | 17.2% | 69,454 |
| 2019 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 47,204 |
| 2020 | 87.4% | 12.6% | 26,656 |
| 2021 | 89.8% | 10.2% | 20,347 |
| 2022 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 11,139 |
Does age change how often a Nissan Micra fails?
Older Nissan Micras fail more often, as expected. The 1985 cars fail 34.9% of tests against 9.2% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 28.5%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 39.0%, and the 2022 the strongest at 9.2%.
More on the Nissan Micra
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Nissan Micra: 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