Nissan NV400 - 2019
190.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NV400, model year 2019.
Sample size: 966 cars, 2,209 tests and 4,210 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 966 cars
The 2019 Nissan NV400 has a significantly higher overall defect rate of about 191 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 106 defects for vehicles of the same year, indicating it performs worse than average by approximately 79.5%. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 353 defects per 100 for vehicles with over 124,000 miles. The NV400 particularly struggles with brakes and visibility, showing defect rates of 102% and 37%, respectively, which are considerably worse than the averages of 60% and 14%. Additionally, it exhibits high rates in categories such as lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment, all of which are significantly higher than average, suggesting specific areas for concern.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 966 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 63.3% worse
101.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 14.3% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 169.6% worse
37.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 638.3% worse
110.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.1% better
98.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 325.7% worse
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 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 body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 138.9% worse
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 139.2% worse
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 421
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 261
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 225
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 186
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: 182
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 174
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 145
A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
MINOR
Occurrences: 124
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 94
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
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: 37