2017 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate

2017
Van
typical 58,348 mi

Pass rate

79.5%

Around average — 6.5 pts behind the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 8,312 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £20–£54

Most common fault

Lamps & electrics

25.7% of faults · 12.2% nationally

Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →

5.7 pts down across model years — 12.4% in 2010, 6.7% in 2019.

Every failure, with what it costs →

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: 74.6%
Typical mileage: 58k mi

The 2017 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate is 79.5% of its MOT tests — 6.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.7% 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.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Lamps & electrics: 2.1× the national share

Lamps & electrics make up 25.7% of everything recorded on the 2017 Nissan Nv200, against 12.2% nationally — 13.5 points above. 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 86.0%; this one manages 79.5% — 6.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 55% 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

How does the 2017 Nissan NV200 compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 6.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.6%. The median 2017 Nissan NV200 in this dataset had covered 58,348 mi.

The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 69% of tests, with a 76.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.1% of the time, April–September 79.9%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.81% of tests.

8,312 recorded tests behind this page.
79.5% overall pass rate, 74.6% 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: 8,312
Typical mileage (median): 58,348 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?

0-30k 87.6%

30-60k 81.6%

60-90k 75.8%

90-120k 73.7%

120k+ 72.0%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.

Fuel type and reliability

Diesel 76.4%

Electric 85.7%

Petrol 95.5%

Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (69% of tests).

Regional pass rates for the NV200

Region	Tests	Pass rate
South East	1,924	82.8%
South West	1,094	77.6%
Scotland	1,016	73.5%
London	854	86.3%
Yorkshire	693	75.9%
East of England	675	80.1%
North West	671	76.8%
West Midlands	454	80.6%
East Midlands	442	78.1%
North East	260	76.9%
Wales	229	80.8%

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 2017 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.

Lamps & electrics 25.7%

+13.5 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers

Suspension 20.5%

in line with the national share national 21.0% Price suspension parts

Tyres 19.8%

in line with the national share national 19.8% Compare tyre prices

Brakes 16.4%

−4.5 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts

Show the other 6 fault categories

Visibility 8.2%
Advisories 2.7%
Emissions & leaks 2.6%
Body & chassis 1.2%
Seat belts 1.1%
Identification 0.9%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2017 Nissan NV200 tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2017 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.

Check the lights 6.8% 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.

What testers look for →
Check the suspension joints 4.6% 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.
Check the windscreen 3.8% 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 2017 NV200 through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£54 — and 55% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items: £20–£54
Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…: £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: 55%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 8,312 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 2017 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.

Compare 2017 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2017 vans with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 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 12,679 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
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,283	25.70%	12.21%	+13.49
Suspension	2,626	20.50%	20.98%	−0.48
Tyres	2,530	19.80%	19.76%	+0.04
Brakes	2,098	16.40%	20.89%	−4.49
Visibility	1,043	8.20%	4.97%	+3.23
Non-component advisories	351	2.70%	4.18%	−1.48
Noise, emissions and leaks	335	2.60%	5.52%	−2.92
Body, chassis, structure	153	1.20%	5.57%	−4.37
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	139	1.10%	0.82%	+0.28
Identification of the vehicle	121	0.90%	1.76%	−0.86

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 8,312 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost	Part
Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Minor	6.8%	£5–20	Number Plate Lamp →
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension	Major	4.6%	£18–45	Ball Joint →
Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Major	4.3%	£5–25	Headlight Bulb →
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility	Minor	3.8%	£80–200	Windscreen →
Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension	Major	2.8%	£25–65	Coil Spring →
Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Rectified	2.5%	£5–25	Headlight Bulb →
Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks	Major	2.4%	£3–12	Indicator Bulb →
Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility	Major	2.3%	£8–22	Wiper Blade →
Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension	Major	1.9%	£18–45	Ball Joint →
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	Major	1.8%	£45–95	Tyres →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Advisory	16.9%	£45–95
Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension	Advisory	6.9%	£18–45
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes	Advisory	5.9%	£45–110
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes	Advisory	4.4%	£18–45
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres	Advisory	4.3%	£45–95
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension	Advisory	4.0%	£18–45

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage	Tests	Pass rate	Median odometer
0-30k	1,856	87.6%	18,988 mi
30-60k	2,428	81.6%	44,966 mi
60-90k	1,970	75.8%	73,998 mi
90-120k	1,192	73.7%	102,721 mi
120k+	862	72.0%	153,286 mi

Source: 8,312 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.

2017 NV200 MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Nissan NV200?

79.5% of the 8,312 2017 Nissan NV200 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 74.6%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Nissan NV200?

The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.81%), ball joint excessively worn (4.58%), position lamp not working (4.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2017 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.6% of the time, falling to 72.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Nissan NV200 in this dataset had covered 58,348 mi.

Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2017 Nissan NV200?

Diesel: 76.4% pass rate across 5,709 tests. Electric: 85.7% pass rate across 2,492 tests. Petrol: 95.5% pass rate across 111 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.

Does the season affect the 2017 Nissan NV200 MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.