Pass rate
76.6%
Around average — 7.4 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 12,345 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£47
2016 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate
- 2016
- Van
- typical 73,667 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
26.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 89.7% pass
- Avoid 2012 70.5% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 19.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.1%
- Typical mileage
- 74k mi
The 2016 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate is 76.6% of its MOT tests — 7.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan NV200 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.0× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 24.5% of everything recorded on the 2016 Nissan Nv200, against 12.2% nationally — 12.3 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 76.6% — 7.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 62% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 Nissan NV200 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 7.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.1%. The median 2016 Nissan NV200 in this dataset had covered 73,667 mi.
79% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 75.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.4% of the time, April–September 76.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.86% of tests.
- 12,345 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.6% overall pass rate, 70.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan NV200, the average is 74.0% — best year 2021 (89.7%), worst 2012 (70.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 12,345
- Typical mileage (median)
- 73,667 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan NV200
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the NV200 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (79% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the NV200
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 2,211 | 79.2% |
| South West | 1,698 | 73.9% |
| Scotland | 1,630 | 72.1% |
| North West | 1,305 | 76.3% |
| East of England | 1,112 | 79.0% |
| Yorkshire | 1,054 | 76.8% |
| West Midlands | 904 | 79.3% |
| East Midlands | 669 | 77.6% |
| Wales | 652 | 73.5% |
| London | 599 | 84.5% |
| North East | 511 | 71.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 NV200
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 NV200
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 7.4% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the windscreen 4.5% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 NV200 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£47 — and 62% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £17–£47
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 62%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 12,345 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the NV200, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2009 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.5% to 89.7% — a spread of 19.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 73.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 70.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 70.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 71.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 73.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 76.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 79.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 78.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 85.4% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 89.7% wipers does not clear the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Nissan NV200 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 vans with a similar record
- Fiat Doblo 77.0%
- Peugeot Expert 76.1%
- Toyota Proace 76.0%
- Citroen Berlingo 77.6%
- Peugeot Partner 77.9%
- Vauxhall Movano 78.1%
Closest pass rates among 2016 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Nissan NV200 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 22,625 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 5,975 | 26.10% | 20.98% | +5.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5,620 | 24.50% | 12.21% | +12.29 |
| Tyres | 3,797 | 16.60% | 19.76% | −3.16 |
| Brakes | 3,568 | 15.60% | 20.89% | −5.29 |
| Visibility | 1,705 | 7.40% | 4.97% | +2.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 575 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 569 | 2.50% | 5.52% | −3.02 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 315 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 304 | 1.30% | 5.57% | −4.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 197 | 0.90% | 1.76% | −0.86 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.9% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 7.4% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.0% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.5% | £80–200 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.7% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–20 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £3–12 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.0% | £3–12 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.9% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.7% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.3% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.8% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–110 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 4.1% | £3–12 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,296 | 85.6% | 20,833 mi |
| 30-60k | 3,298 | 80.5% | 45,620 mi |
| 60-90k | 3,336 | 75.1% | 74,618 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,374 | 72.1% | 103,467 mi |
| 120k+ | 2,038 | 72.1% | 150,259 mi |
Source: 12,345 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 NV200 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Nissan NV200?
76.6% of the 12,345 2016 Nissan NV200 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 70.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Nissan NV200?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.86%), ball joint excessively worn (7.44%), position lamp not working (4.97%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.6% of the time, falling to 72.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Nissan NV200 in this dataset had covered 73,667 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Nissan NV200?
Diesel: 75.2% pass rate across 9,809 tests. Electric: 81.7% pass rate across 2,437 tests. Petrol: 89.8% pass rate across 98 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.