Pass rate
88.1%
Above average — 3.9 pts behind the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 84 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£90
2022 Nissan Interstar MOT pass rate
- 2022
- 4 trims combined
- typical 43,088 mi
Only 84 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
26.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 88.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2005 63.1% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 25 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.7%
- Typical mileage
- 43k mi
The 2022 Nissan Interstar MOT pass rate is 88.1% of its MOT tests — 3.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Interstar does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.9× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 23.1% of everything recorded on the 2022 Nissan Interstar, against 12.2% nationally — 10.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 26.9%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 92.0%; this one manages 88.1% — 3.9 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 65% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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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Every Nissan Interstar first registered in 2022 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2022 Nissan Interstar compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 3.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.7%. The median 2022 Nissan Interstar in this dataset had covered 43,088 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.3% of the time, April–September 84.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Outline marker lamp not working", noted on 3.57% of tests.
- 84 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.1% overall pass rate, 86.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Interstar, the average is 70.4% — best year 2022 (88.1%), worst 2005 (63.1%).
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
- 84
- Typical mileage (median)
- 43,088 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Interstar
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Interstar MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Interstar
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 24 | 95.8% |
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 2022 Interstar
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 2022 Interstar
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 lights 3.6% of tests
“outline marker lamp not working”
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 windscreen 3.6% 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 wipers and washers 2.4% 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.
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 2022 Interstar through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£90 — and 65% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£90
- Cheapest common item: all direction indicators flashing more than…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: engine oil leaks leaking excessively from…
- £200–£700
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 65%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 84 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 Interstar, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2002 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.1% to 88.1% — a spread of 25 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 70.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 69.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2004 68.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 63.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 71.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 65.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 72.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2022 88.1%outline marker 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 2022 Nissan Interstar 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- BMW I4 EDRIVE40 88.1%
- MG Zs Excite Vti-Tech 88.0%
- MG 5 Excite 87.8%
- Citroen E-C4 88.4%
- Ford Ranger 87.7%
- BMW IX3 87.7%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 Nissan Interstar 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 78 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 | 21 | 26.90% | 20.89% | +6.01 |
| Tyres | 21 | 26.90% | 19.76% | +7.14 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 23.10% | 12.21% | +10.89 |
| Visibility | 10 | 12.80% | 4.97% | +7.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.30% | 5.57% | −4.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.30% | 1.76% | −0.46 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outline marker lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £3–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.6% | £80–200 |
| All direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £3–12 |
| Full power hydraulic systems malfunctioning or defective Brakes | Minor | 2.4% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 2.4% | £5–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.2% | £200–700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 33 | 100.0% | 14,826 mi |
| 30-60k | 31 | 80.6% | 47,599 mi |
| 60-90k | 16 | 87.5% | 72,463 mi |
| 90-120k | 4 | 50.0% | 100,840 mi |
Source: 84 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.
2022 Interstar MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Nissan Interstar?
88.1% of the 84 2022 Nissan Interstar tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 86.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Nissan Interstar?
The three most recorded items are outline marker lamp not working (3.57%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.57%), all direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (2.38%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Nissan Interstar MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Nissan Interstar in this dataset had covered 43,088 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 Nissan Interstar MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.