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Nissan MICRA - 2020

134.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan MICRA, model year 2020. Sample size: 6,355 cars, 13,041 tests and 17,499 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 6,355 cars

The 2020 Nissan Micra has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 134 defects per 100 vehicles, while the average is 90. Notably, the Micra shows increased issues in visibility and suspension, where it outperforms average defect rates. However, it excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, with defects considerably lower than the average. Additionally, the defect rate tends to increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, suggesting a correlation between age and maintenance needs. Overall, while the Micra has specific strengths, it also faces notable challenges compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 6,355 cars

More model years for Nissan MICRA

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 39.4% better
30.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 60.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • 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
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 24.1% worse
17.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 48.2% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 114.6% worse
209.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 62.5% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 26.7% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 35.1% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 305 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)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,776
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,122
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,699
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 917
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 609
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 573
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 539
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 486
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 453
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 339

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 573
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 325
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32