Pass rate
67.0%
Below average — 6.3 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 97 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £71–£179
2001 Nissan D22 MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 99,301 mi
Only 97 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
Suspension
27.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 73.9% pass
- Avoid 2007 63.0% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 10.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.4%
- Typical mileage
- 99k mi
The 2001 Nissan D22 MOT pass rate is 67.0% of its MOT tests — 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan D22 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.7× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 15.0% of everything recorded on the 2001 Nissan D22, against 5.6% nationally — 9.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 27.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.3%; this one manages 67.0% — 6.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- 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.
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 D22 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 6.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.4%. The median 2001 Nissan D22 in this dataset had covered 99,301 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.3% of the time, April–September 64.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 10.31% of tests.
- 97 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.0% overall pass rate, 58.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan D22, the average is 70.3% — best year 2000 (73.9%), worst 2007 (63.0%).
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
- 97
- Typical mileage (median)
- 99,301 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan D22
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the D22 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the D22
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 34 | 61.8% |
| East of England | 21 | 71.4% |
| South East | 15 | 53.3% |
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 D22
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 D22
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 windscreen 10.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 9.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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 5.2% 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.
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 D22 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £71–£179 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £71–£179
- 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
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 97 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 D22, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2000 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.0% to 73.9% — a spread of 10.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 67.0%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 71.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 69.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 71.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 69.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 63.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 68.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 67.7% position lamp not working
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 D22 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
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.8%
- Citroen Xsara 68.1%
- MINI Mini 68.2%
- Ford Fiesta 69.0%
- Vauxhall Corsa 69.1%
- Honda Accord 69.5%
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 D22 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 407 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 114 | 27.70% | 20.98% | +6.72 |
| Brakes | 105 | 25.50% | 20.89% | +4.61 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 62 | 15.00% | 5.57% | +9.43 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 36 | 8.70% | 12.21% | −3.51 |
| Steering | 27 | 6.60% | 2.57% | +4.03 |
| Visibility | 22 | 5.30% | 4.97% | +0.33 |
| Tyres | 21 | 5.10% | 19.76% | −14.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8 | 1.90% | 5.52% | −3.62 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6 | 1.50% | 0.82% | +0.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 10.3% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 9.3% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 7.2% | £60–150 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.2% | £180–450 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) throwing direct white light to the rear Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.1% | £180–450 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £180–450 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £45–120 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £30–80 |
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 | 33.0% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 24.7% | £20–55 |
| Shackle pins and bushes shackle pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 18.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.5% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 12.4% | £60–150 |
| Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) Steering | Advisory | 10.3% | £60–200 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 57.1% | 47,086 mi |
| 60-90k | 30 | 66.7% | 78,095 mi |
| 90-120k | 27 | 81.5% | 102,549 mi |
| 120k+ | 31 | 58.1% | 149,537 mi |
Source: 97 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 D22 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Nissan D22?
67.0% of the 97 2001 Nissan D22 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 58.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Nissan D22?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (10.31%), ball joint excessively worn (9.28%), service brake performance excessively binding (7.22%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Nissan D22 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 57.1% of the time, falling to 58.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Nissan D22 in this dataset had covered 99,301 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Nissan D22 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.