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Nissan NOTE - 2015

153.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NOTE, model year 2015. Sample size: 15,071 cars, 31,057 tests and 47,641 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,071 cars

The 2015 Nissan Note shows an overall defect rate of 153 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles for the same year. Notably, the model performs exceptionally well in crucial areas such as brakes and steering, with defect rates significantly below the average. However, as mileage increases, defects in this model tend to rise, peaking at 347 per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. Overall, this model stands out for its reliability in key categories, making it a strong contender in its class.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,071 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 25.1% better
63.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 90.9% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 17.4% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 41.0% better
18.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.1% worse
189.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 46.2% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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
▲ 57.5% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 3.8% worse
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • 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 default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 347 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,742
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,288
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,246
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,737
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,734
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,775
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,724
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,535
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,402
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,197

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,402
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 554
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 546
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 461
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 447
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 254
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 202