Pass rate
78.0%
Around average — 8.0 pts behind the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 91 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£84
2017 Nissan Figaro MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 76,586 mi
Only 91 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
Emissions & leaks
17.2% of faults · 5.5% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 78.3% pass
- Avoid 2016 67.2% pass
Across the 17 years on record, a spread of 11.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 72.6%
- Typical mileage
- 77k mi
The 2017 Nissan Figaro MOT pass rate is 78.0% of its MOT tests — 8.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Emissions & leaks is the biggest single reason it fails, at 17.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Figaro does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.1× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 17.2% of everything recorded on the 2017 Nissan Figaro, against 5.5% nationally — 11.7 points above. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 86.0%; this one manages 78.0% — 8.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 91 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 2017 Nissan Figaro compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 8.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 72.6%. The median 2017 Nissan Figaro in this dataset had covered 76,586 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.5% of the time, April–September 78.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid", noted on 5.49% of tests.
- 91 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.0% overall pass rate, 72.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Figaro, the average is 72.7% — best year 2011 (78.3%), worst 2016 (67.2%).
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
- 91
- Typical mileage (median)
- 76,586 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Figaro
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen Washer
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Figaro MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 46% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Figaro
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 28 | 78.6% |
| East of England | 24 | 70.8% |
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 2017 Figaro
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 2017 Figaro
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 wipers and washers 5.5% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
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.
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Check the lights 4.4% of tests
“rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light”
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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 3.3% 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.
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 2017 Figaro through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£84 — and 39% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£84
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 39%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 91 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 Figaro, side by side
17 model years on record, from 2001 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.2% to 78.3% — a spread of 11.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 69.1% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2002 72.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 70.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 70.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 72.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 70.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 75.3% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 73.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 71.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2010 73.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2011 78.3% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2012 77.8% ball joint dust cover no longer…
- 2013 69.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 73.4% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2015 77.7% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2016 67.2% prescribed areas prescribed area…
- 2017 78.0%washers provides insufficient…
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 2017 Nissan Figaro 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 2017 cars with a similar record
- Renault Clio 78.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 78.3%
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 78.9%
- Renault Grand Scenic 79.0%
- Peugeot 5008 79.1%
- Alfa Romeo Mito 79.1%
Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 Nissan Figaro 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 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 31 | 17.20% | 5.52% | +11.68 |
| Suspension | 26 | 14.40% | 20.98% | −6.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 24 | 13.30% | 12.21% | +1.09 |
| Tyres | 23 | 12.80% | 19.76% | −6.96 |
| Brakes | 22 | 12.20% | 20.89% | −8.69 |
| Steering | 18 | 10.00% | 2.57% | +7.43 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 8.30% | 5.57% | +2.73 |
| Visibility | 9 | 5.00% | 4.97% | +0.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 2.20% | 1.76% | +0.44 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 5.5% | £5–15 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.4% | £3–15 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 4.4% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.3% | £45–120 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £40–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £60–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £25–65 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.2% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 18.7% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.3% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 12.1% | £25–65 |
| Other components leaking Steering | Advisory | 8.8% | £60–200 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 8.8% | £45–95 |
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.7% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 14 | 100.0% | 48,850 mi |
| 60-90k | 55 | 76.4% | 76,638 mi |
| 90-120k | 11 | 81.8% | 105,058 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 54.5% | 140,118 mi |
Source: 91 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.
2017 Figaro MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Nissan Figaro?
78.0% of the 91 2017 Nissan Figaro tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 72.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Nissan Figaro?
The three most recorded items are washers provides insufficient washer liquid (5.49%), rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.40%), service brake imbalance across an axle (4.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Nissan Figaro 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 2017 Nissan Figaro in this dataset had covered 76,586 mi.
Does the season affect the 2017 Nissan Figaro MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.