Pass rate
74.7%
Below average — 1.4 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,591 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £48–£123
2001 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 78,681 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
18.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 74.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2000 71.8% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 68.5%
- Typical mileage
- 79k mi
The 2001 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate is 74.7% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Almera does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.1% of everything recorded on the 2001 Nissan Almera, against 5.6% nationally — 5.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 18.8%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Nissan Almera compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 68.5%. The median 2001 Nissan Almera in this dataset had covered 78,681 mi.
98% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 74.7% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.4% of the time, April–September 76.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt", noted on 7.18% of tests.
- 2,591 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.7% overall pass rate, 68.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Almera, the average is 73.1% — best year 2001 (74.7%), worst 2000 (71.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 2,591
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,681 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Almera
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Almera MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (98% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Almera
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 965 | 75.1% |
| South West | 378 | 70.6% |
| London | 313 | 82.7% |
| East of England | 252 | 74.2% |
| North West | 236 | 74.6% |
| West Midlands | 173 | 70.5% |
| East Midlands | 93 | 78.5% |
| Yorkshire | 90 | 71.1% |
| Scotland | 33 | 57.6% |
| Wales | 31 | 74.2% |
| North East | 27 | 74.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Almera
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Almera
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 7.2% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check corrosion 6.3% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 5.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Almera through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£123 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £48–£123
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,591 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Almera, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2000 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.8% to 74.7% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 71.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 74.7%track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2002 72.5% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2003 73.9% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2004 73.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 73.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 72.3% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Nissan Almera with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Discovery 74.8%
- Rover 25 74.8%
- Audi A4 74.5%
- Land Rover Defender 75.0%
- Toyota Rav-4 75.1%
- Toyota Celica 74.3%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Nissan Almera 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 7,217 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 1,377 | 18.80% | 20.89% | −2.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,197 | 16.30% | 12.21% | +4.09 |
| Suspension | 1,173 | 16.00% | 20.98% | −4.98 |
| Tyres | 1,001 | 13.60% | 19.76% | −6.16 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 812 | 11.10% | 5.57% | +5.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 519 | 7.10% | 5.52% | +1.58 |
| Steering | 386 | 5.30% | 2.57% | +2.73 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 312 | 4.30% | 1.76% | +2.54 |
| Visibility | 277 | 3.80% | 4.97% | −1.17 |
| Non-component advisories | 163 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 7.2% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.3% | £180–450 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.6% | £5–20 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.7% | £45–120 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £60–150 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.7% | £60–140 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.4% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.7% | £200–700 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 10.9% | £20–80 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 10.7% | £180–450 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 8.4% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 58 | 87.9% | 22,016 mi |
| 30-60k | 558 | 81.5% | 48,243 mi |
| 60-90k | 983 | 75.4% | 74,054 mi |
| 90-120k | 672 | 71.0% | 102,911 mi |
| 120k+ | 309 | 65.7% | 140,478 mi |
Source: 2,591 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Almera MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Nissan Almera?
74.7% of the 2,591 2001 Nissan Almera tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 68.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Nissan Almera?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (7.18%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.29%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.9% of the time, falling to 65.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Nissan Almera in this dataset had covered 78,681 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Nissan Almera?
Petrol: 74.7% pass rate across 2,542 tests. Diesel: 73.5% pass rate across 49 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.