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Nissan MICRA - 2009

249.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan MICRA, model year 2009. Sample size: 15,685 cars, 35,065 tests and 87,510 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,685 cars

The 2009 Nissan Micra exhibits a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with approximately 250 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 19% less than the annual average. Notably, the Micra performs significantly better in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, showing a marked reduction in defects compared to the average. However, it has a higher incidence of issues related to lights and electrics. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles range.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,685 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 44.3% better
65.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 89.6% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 14.5% worse
26.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 23.2% worse
99.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.7% better
255.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 55.4% better
18.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 18.1% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 28.8% better
24.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 454 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,451
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,396
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,477
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,262
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,524
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,470
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,246
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,072
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,745
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,734

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,072
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,641
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,314
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,151
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,019
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 992
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 939
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 885
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 874
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 745