Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Nissan Micra
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Nissan Micra is recorded on 22,336 tests — 2.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 60 of 251, 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 2000, 0.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 8.1%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62 | 10,780 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 58 | 15,720 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 108 | 27,056 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,501 | 36,441 | 6.9% |
| 2004 | 3,235 | 40,144 | 8.1% |
| 2005 | 3,991 | 57,760 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 2,335 | 65,425 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 2,242 | 49,407 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,827 | 53,340 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 980 | 58,025 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 866 | 58,335 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,374 | 47,049 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 793 | 42,644 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 704 | 41,988 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 754 | 50,028 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 335 | 44,802 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 106 | 36,655 | 0.3% |
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 lens slightly defective: 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 →