Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Nissan Micra
Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Nissan Micra is recorded on 29,009 tests — 3.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× 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 3.7× that share |
| The 277 models compared | 11 of 277, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 3.4%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 170 | 21,560 | 0.8% |
| 2001 | 209 | 31,440 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 468 | 54,112 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,772 | 72,882 | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,443 | 80,288 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,953 | 115,520 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 4,059 | 130,850 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,446 | 98,814 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,855 | 106,680 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,225 | 116,050 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 3,294 | 116,670 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,203 | 94,098 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 769 | 85,288 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 714 | 83,976 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 853 | 100,056 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 839 | 89,604 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 498 | 73,310 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 207 | 91,834 | 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–£20 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
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp): 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 →