Pass rate
83.2%
Around average — 7.5 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,300 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£74
2020 Nissan NV300 MOT pass rate
- 2020
- Van
- 2 trims combined
- typical 54,659 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
28.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 85.6% pass
- Avoid 2016 76.7% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.0%
- Typical mileage
- 55k mi
The 2020 Nissan NV300 MOT pass rate is 83.2% of its MOT tests — 7.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan NV300 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 28.7% of everything recorded on the 2020 Nissan Nv300, against 20.9% nationally — 7.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 90.7%; this one manages 83.2% — 7.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% 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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Every Nissan NV300 first registered in 2020 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2020 Nissan NV300 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 7.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.0%. The median 2020 Nissan NV300 in this dataset had covered 54,659 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.2% of the time, April–September 83.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.85% of tests.
- 1,300 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.2% overall pass rate, 80.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan NV300, the average is 81.4% — best year 2021 (85.6%), worst 2016 (76.7%).
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
- 1,300
- Typical mileage (median)
- 54,659 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan NV300
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the NV300 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the NV300
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 265 | 78.5% |
| South East | 257 | 80.9% |
| South West | 152 | 82.9% |
| East of England | 127 | 89.0% |
| West Midlands | 84 | 86.9% |
| Yorkshire | 83 | 85.5% |
| North East | 83 | 88.0% |
| North West | 80 | 81.3% |
| London | 67 | 92.5% |
| Wales | 57 | 84.2% |
| East Midlands | 45 | 75.6% |
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 2020 NV300
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 2020 NV300
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 windscreen 3.9% 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.
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Check the lights 2.1% 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 shock absorbers 2.1% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
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 2020 NV300 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£74 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£74
- 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
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,300 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 NV300, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2016 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.7% to 85.6% — a spread of 8.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 76.7% shock absorbers has a serious…
- 2017 77.2% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2018 80.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 81.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 83.2%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 85.6% windscreen damaged but not…
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 2020 Nissan NV300 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 2020 vans with a similar record
- Fiat Doblo 82.6%
- Citroen Dispatch 84.0%
- Citroen Berlingo 84.1%
- Renault Kangoo 84.2%
- Ford Transit Connect 84.5%
- Vauxhall Vivaro 84.6%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Nissan NV300 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 1,513 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 436 | 28.70% | 20.89% | +7.81 |
| Tyres | 328 | 21.60% | 19.76% | +1.84 |
| Suspension | 228 | 15.00% | 20.98% | −5.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 203 | 13.30% | 12.21% | +1.09 |
| Visibility | 132 | 8.70% | 4.97% | +3.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 64 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 60 | 3.90% | 5.52% | −1.62 |
| Steering | 41 | 2.70% | 2.57% | +0.13 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13 | 0.90% | 5.57% | −4.67 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 0.50% | 1.76% | −1.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.9% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.1% | £5–20 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £30–75 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £3–12 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £3–15 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
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 | 14.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.5% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 193 | 92.7% | 20,503 mi |
| 30-60k | 541 | 84.3% | 45,065 mi |
| 60-90k | 357 | 79.0% | 72,694 mi |
| 90-120k | 163 | 77.3% | 101,323 mi |
| 120k+ | 46 | 82.6% | 140,422 mi |
Source: 1,300 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.
2020 NV300 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Nissan NV300?
83.2% of the 1,300 2020 Nissan NV300 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 80.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Nissan NV300?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.85%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.15%), shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (2.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Nissan NV300 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.7% of the time, falling to 82.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Nissan NV300 in this dataset had covered 54,659 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Nissan NV300 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.