Pass rate
98.6%
Above average — 7.4 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 73 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£67
2021 Nissan NV200 Dx MOT pass rate
- 2021
- Van
- typical 1,844 mi
Only 73 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
61.5% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 98.6% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 98.6% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.6%
- Typical mileage
- 2k mi
The 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx MOT pass rate is 98.6% of its MOT tests — 7.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 61.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan NV200 Dx does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 5.0× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 61.5% of everything recorded on the 2021 Nissan Nv200 Dx, against 12.2% nationally — 49.3 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.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these vans have been driven, the expected pass rate is 91.2% and this one manages 98.6% — 7.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 20% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 7.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.6%. The median 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx in this dataset had covered 1,844 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.4% of the time, April–September 100.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too high", noted on 8.22% of tests.
- 73 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.6% overall pass rate, 98.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan NV200 Dx, the average is 98.6% — best year 2021 (98.6%), worst 2021 (98.6%).
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
- 73
- Typical mileage (median)
- 1,844 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan NV200 Dx
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the NV200 Dx MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 90% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the NV200 Dx
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 34 | 97.1% |
| South East | 25 | 100.0% |
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 2021 NV200 Dx
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 2021 NV200 Dx
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 8.2% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 number plates 1.4% of tests
“registration plates missing”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.4% of tests
“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.
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 2021 NV200 Dx through its MOT
Across the 5 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£67 — and 20% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 5 common items
- £24–£67
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: headlamp aim too high
- £30–£80
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 20%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73 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 →
Compare the 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx 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 2021 vans with a similar record
- Fiat Ducato 94.2%
- Peugeot Expert 91.5%
- Peugeot Boxer 89.6%
- Volkswagen Caddy 88.7%
- Peugeot Expert Prof 88.4%
- Volkswagen Caddy Maxi 88.3%
Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx 5 failure items · 2 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 13 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 | 8 | 61.50% | 12.21% | +49.29 |
| Tyres | 2 | 15.40% | 19.76% | −4.36 |
| Visibility | 1 | 7.70% | 4.97% | +2.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 7.70% | 4.18% | +3.52 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 7.70% | 1.76% | +5.94 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 8.2% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £30–80 |
| Registration plates missing Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.4% | £20–80 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £3–12 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 1.4% | £5–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valve stem seriously damaged Tyres | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.4% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 52 | 98.1% | 3,229 mi |
Source: 73 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.
2021 NV200 Dx MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx?
98.6% of the 73 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 98.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too high (8.22%), headlamp aim too low (1.37%), registration plates missing (1.37%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.1% of the time, falling to 98.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx in this dataset had covered 1,844 mi.
Does the season affect the 2021 Nissan NV200 Dx MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 100.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.