Nissan NV250 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan NV250 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan NV250 passed on its first attempt in 78.2%, and its overall record sits +0.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan NV250 in the 2023–2025 data: 6,217 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). 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 NV250 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan NV250, 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 NV250's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan NV250 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan NV250, each with how many of the model's 6,217 tests it was noted on.

• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 446 Nissan NV250 tests, 7.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 409 Nissan NV250 tests, 6.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 350 Nissan NV250 tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 178 Nissan NV250 tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 155 Nissan NV250 tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 144 Nissan NV250 tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan NV250 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan NV250 model year on record is 2019 (83.7% across 455 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (81.2%). The gap between them is 2.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Nissan NV250 reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan NV250 Owners

These checks follow this Nissan NV250's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan NV250.

• the lights — “stop lamp not working”

  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 windscreen — “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.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan NV250. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan NV250 MOT & Reliability