Nissan NP300 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan NP300 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan NP300 passed on its first attempt in 57.8%, and its overall record sits −13.7 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan NP300 in the 2023–2025 data: 156 tests across 2 model years (2008–2009). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Nissan NP300 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan NP300, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Nissan NP300's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan NP300 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan NP300, each with how many of the model's 156 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 16 Nissan NP300 tests, 10.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 16 Nissan NP300 tests, 10.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Major) — noted on about 11 Nissan NP300 tests, 7.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 9 Nissan NP300 tests, 5.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 7 Nissan NP300 tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 6 Nissan NP300 tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan NP300 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan NP300 model year on record is 2008 (67.8% across 59 tests), and the weakest is 2009 (67.0%). The gap between them is 0.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan NP300 Owners

These checks follow this Nissan NP300's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan NP300.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the wipers and washers — “washers provides insufficient washer liquid”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan NP300. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan NP300 MOT & Reliability