Pass rate, all models
78.8% Around average
5,957,507 tests across 65 models, 2000–2024.
Nissan MOT pass rates
Nissan MOT pass rates, ranked across 65 models and 5,957,507 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2024, from the GT-R (95.6%) to the Primastar (68.2%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Nissan models compare on the MOT
The spread across Nissan models is wide — 95.6% for the GT-R at the top and 68.2% for the Primastar at the bottom, a 27.4-point gap across 7,196 and 37,947 recorded tests respectively. Most Nissan models sit much closer to the middle (around 78.8%, on 2,381 tests for the Patrol). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2024 data years: 5,957,507 tests across 65 Nissan models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
GT-R95.6%
Worst model
Primastar68.2%
All Nissan models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| GT-R 2 variants | 95.6% | 7,196 |
| Qashqai Nconncta | 93.1% | 9,375 |
| Qashqai Prem | 92.5% | 2,950 |
| Qashqai N-Tec 2 variants | 92.2% | 4,273 |
| Leaf E + 4 variants | 92.1% | 6,899 |
| Qashqai Premiere | 91.9% | 3,685 |
| Micra N-Tec Ig-T | 90.9% | 3,251 |
| Skyline 3 variants | 89.3% | 4,467 |
| 370 Z 2 variants | 87.9% | 5,599 |
| Leaf 4 variants | 85.6% | 145,719 |
| E-NV200 Van | 83.6% | 19,186 |
| Serena 2 variants | 83.4% | 8,361 |
| NV250 Van 4 variants | 81.9% | 6,217 |
| NV300 Van 3 variants | 81.4% | 7,674 |
| Pulsar | 80.7% | 76,355 |
| 350 Z | 80.1% | 17,930 |
| Juke 9 variants | 79.7% | 1,128,547 |
| Qashqai 12 variants | 78.9% | 2,089,595 |
| X-Trail 12 variants | 78.8% | 331,848 |
| Patrol | 78.8% | 2,381 |
| Pixo | 78.7% | 42,149 |
| NV400 Van 4 variants | 78.7% | 2,195 |
| Cube 2 variants | 78.5% | 10,184 |
| Note 3 variants | 78.2% | 566,669 |
| Navara 2 variants | 78.1% | 262,149 |
| Micra 2 variants | 77.9% | 880,356 |
| Elgrand 4 variants | 77.4% | 48,135 |
| Murano | 74.3% | 3,257 |
| NV200 Van | 74.0% | 100,010 |
| Almera | 73.1% | 54,229 |
| Primera | 72.8% | 10,226 |
| Figaro | 72.7% | 6,832 |
| Terrano | 70.9% | 5,118 |
| Pickup | 70.7% | 4,630 |
| D22 | 70.3% | 2,577 |
| Pathfinder | 69.8% | 22,325 |
| Kubistar | 69.1% | 4,009 |
| Primastar Van 4 variants | 68.2% | 37,947 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 38 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 27 smaller Nissan models are listed below, unranked.
Other Nissan models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
- Tiida66.2%
- Juke Premiere94.2%
- Juke Enigma91.4%
- Interstar70.4%
- Ariya Evolve93.6%
- Silvia90.4%
- Dynamo Taxi E-NV20088.6%
- March88.9%
- Vanette64.4%
- X-Trail N-Design89.2%
- Ariya Advance93.8%
- Juke Kiiro96.0%
- 300 Zx81.8%
- 370Z93.7%
- Qashqai Tkna+93.7%
- 20082.9%
- Tida66.2%
- Micra Kiiro Ig-T91.9%
- Qashqai Ncnta92.7%
- NP30067.3%
- X64.7%
- Tilda69.2%
- NV200 Dx98.6%
- 350Z88.7%
- Ariya Engage85.0%
- Cabstar71.9%
- Elgrand Highway Star82.1%
Most-tested Nissan models
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Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.