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Nissan NV400 - 2020

162.1 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 NV400, model year 2020. Sample size: 938 cars, 1,912 tests and 3,100 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 938 cars

The 2020 Nissan NV400 has a significantly higher defect rate at 162 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 90 per 100. This model shows a concerning trend in higher defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 62,000 to 124,000-mile range, where it notably exceeds the average. It stands out negatively in several categories, including brakes, visibility, and lights & electrics, where it shows much higher defect percentages than the average vehicle. Conversely, the NV400 performs better than average in steering defects, showcasing a relative improvement in that area. Overall, this model's defect profile raises concerns, especially regarding safety-related components.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 938 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 73.2% worse
88.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 33.3% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering: inoperative and steering adversely affected
Visibility
▼ 124.8% worse
31.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 672.3% worse
86.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.2% better
87.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 300.0% worse
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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 main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 273.3% worse
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 283.8% worse
14.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
0 324 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: 446
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 175
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 158
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 133
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: 104
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
MINOR
Occurrences: 90
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 85
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 73

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 30