Wheel bearings rough when rotated on the Nissan Micra
Wheel bearings rough when rotated on the Nissan Micra is recorded on 15,832 tests — 1.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 255 models compared | 24 of 255, 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 2003 at 1.3%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120 | 21,560 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 161 | 31,440 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 310 | 81,168 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,379 | 109,323 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,385 | 120,432 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,731 | 173,280 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,761 | 196,275 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,284 | 148,221 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,050 | 160,020 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,160 | 174,075 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,280 | 175,005 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,129 | 141,147 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 829 | 127,932 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 751 | 125,964 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 600 | 150,084 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 434 | 134,406 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 302 | 109,965 | 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 £20–£55 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
- Wheel bearings rough when rotated: 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 →