Nissan Cabstar MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan Cabstar MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan Cabstar passed on its first attempt in 62.8%, and its overall record sits −9.1 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan Cabstar in the 2023–2025 data: 57 tests across 1 model years (2016–2016). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Nissan Cabstar MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan Cabstar, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Nissan Cabstar's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan Cabstar DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan Cabstar, each with how many of the model's 57 tests it was noted on.

• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 4 Nissan Cabstar tests, 7.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 3 Nissan Cabstar tests, 5.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Mirrors slightly damaged" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Nissan Cabstar tests, 5.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Nissan Cabstar tests, 5.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Nissan Cabstar tests, 5.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2 Nissan Cabstar tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan Cabstar Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan Cabstar model year on record is 2016 (71.9% across 57 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (71.9%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan Cabstar Owners

These checks follow this Nissan Cabstar's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan Cabstar.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

• the lights — “mirrors slightly damaged”

  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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan Cabstar. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan Cabstar MOT & Reliability