Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Nissan Micra
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Nissan Micra is recorded on 25,922 tests — 2.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 54 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 880,356 tests · every year of the Micra → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Micra tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2003, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.7 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.3%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,195 | 109,323 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,909 | 120,432 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 5,194 | 173,280 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,762 | 196,275 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,532 | 148,221 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,986 | 160,020 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,208 | 174,075 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 947 | 175,005 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,331 | 141,147 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 843 | 127,932 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 732 | 125,964 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 718 | 150,084 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 316 | 134,406 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Micra MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →