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Nissan NV400 - 2016

248.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NV400, model year 2016. Sample size: 1,309 cars, 2,984 tests and 7,412 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,309 cars

The 2016 Nissan NV400 has an overall defect rate of 248 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 151 per 100, making it 65% worse than the typical vehicle of the same year. The model shows increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage segments. Notably, it struggles with brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing much higher defect rates compared to the average. While tyre wear is not highlighted, the model's performance in other areas suggests specific vulnerabilities that may require attention.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,309 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 107.8% worse
162.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 3.7% worse
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▼ 140.7% worse
36.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 342.9% worse
112.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.0% better
129.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 133.0% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 172.7% worse
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 60.2% worse
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 392 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: 742
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 693
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 385
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 362
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 280
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 235
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 232
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 221
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 176

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 65