Nissan NV400 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan NV400 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan NV400 passed on its first attempt in 73.8%, and its overall record sits −2.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan NV400 in the 2023–2025 data: 2,195 tests across 10 model years (2012–2021). 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 NV400 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan NV400, 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 NV400's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan NV400 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan NV400, each with how many of the model's 2,195 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 153 Nissan NV400 tests, 7.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 129 Nissan NV400 tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 69 Nissan NV400 tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 44 Nissan NV400 tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 41 Nissan NV400 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 39 Nissan NV400 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan NV400 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan NV400 model year on record is 2020 (85.3% across 116 tests), and the weakest is 2013 (73.0%). The gap between them is 12.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan NV400 Owners

These checks follow this Nissan NV400's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan NV400.

• the lights — “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.

• 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 NV400. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan NV400 MOT & Reliability