Nissan E-NV200 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan E-NV200 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan E-NV200 passed on its first attempt in 80.7%, and its overall record sits +2.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan E-NV200 in the 2023–2025 data: 19,186 tests across 6 model years (2014–2022). 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 E-NV200 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan E-NV200, 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 E-NV200's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan E-NV200 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan E-NV200, each with how many of the model's 19,186 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 992 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Major) — noted on about 601 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 469 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 468 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 273 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 271 Nissan E-NV200 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan E-NV200 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan E-NV200 model year on record is 2022 (91.8% across 912 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (81.2%). The gap between them is 10.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Nissan E-NV200 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan E-NV200 Owners

These checks follow this Nissan E-NV200's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan E-NV200.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• tyre pressures and valves — “tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”

  Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.

• the lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan E-NV200. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Nissan E-NV200 is most common

Across every E-NV200 model year on record (2014–2022): 9,044 Nissan E-NV200 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 19,185 tests. London (SE) has the most, with 268 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Nissan E-NV200 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan E-NV200 MOT & Reliability