Pass rate
72.3%
Below average — 0.7 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 83 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £47–£128
2007 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 91,711 mi
Only 83 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
29.9% 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
- Avoid 2000 71.8% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.6%
- Typical mileage
- 92k mi
The 2007 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate is 72.3% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.9% 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
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 29.9% of everything recorded on the 2007 Nissan Almera, against 20.9% nationally — 9.0 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 83 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2007 Nissan Almera compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 0.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.6%. The median 2007 Nissan Almera in this dataset had covered 91,711 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 74.5% of the time, April–September 69.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 6.02% of tests.
- 83 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.3% overall pass rate, 65.6% 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
- 83
- Typical mileage (median)
- 91,711 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
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Almera MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 46% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Almera
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 25 | 76.0% |
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 2007 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 2007 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 exhaust and emissions 4.8% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check corrosion 3.6% 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 3.6% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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 2007 Almera through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £47–£128 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £47–£128
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 83 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 2007 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class 72.3%
- Skoda Octavia 72.4%
- Mitsubishi Shogun 72.4%
- Honda Civic 72.5%
- MINI Mini 72.0%
- Skoda Fabia 72.0%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 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 211 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 | 63 | 29.90% | 20.89% | +9.01 |
| Suspension | 37 | 17.50% | 20.98% | −3.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 34 | 16.10% | 12.21% | +3.89 |
| Tyres | 20 | 9.50% | 19.76% | −10.26 |
| Steering | 20 | 9.50% | 2.57% | +6.93 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13 | 6.20% | 5.57% | +0.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12 | 5.70% | 5.52% | +0.18 |
| Visibility | 6 | 2.80% | 4.97% | −2.17 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.8% | £45–120 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 4.8% | £60–150 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.6% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.4% | £60–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 16.9% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–110 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 12.1% | £35–85 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Other components leaking Steering | Advisory | 9.6% | £60–200 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 19,834 mi |
| 30-60k | 19 | 89.5% | 41,096 mi |
| 60-90k | 15 | 73.3% | 71,150 mi |
| 90-120k | 24 | 70.8% | 103,858 mi |
| 120k+ | 22 | 54.5% | 170,433 mi |
Source: 83 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.
2007 Almera MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Nissan Almera?
72.3% of the 83 2007 Nissan Almera tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 65.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Nissan Almera?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (6.02%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (4.82%), parking brake performance inoperative on one side (4.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 54.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Nissan Almera in this dataset had covered 91,711 mi.
Does the season affect the 2007 Nissan Almera MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 74.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.