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Nissan MICRA - 2010

233.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan MICRA, model year 2010. Sample size: 15,712 cars, 36,376 tests and 84,988 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,712 cars

The 2010 Nissan Micra has an overall defect rate of 234 defects per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 294 defects per 100 vehicles for cars of the same year, representing a 20.6% improvement. In terms of mileage-related trends, the defect rate increases as mileage rises, with the highest rates observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles. The Micra excels particularly in the categories of brakes, steering, and body/structure, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the averages in these areas. Overall, the Micra demonstrates strong reliability and lower defect rates in key safety and structural categories compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,712 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 43.5% better
64.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 88.2% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 15.6% worse
25.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 14.8% worse
89.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.2% better
236.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 51.0% better
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 11.1% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 25.4% better
24.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 443 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: 9,412
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,208
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,836
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,894
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,643
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,452
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,267
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,108
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,837
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,790

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,267
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,837
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,324
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: 1,200
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,025
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 942
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 915
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 901
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 857
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 824