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Nissan NV400 - 2021

142.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NV400, model year 2021. Sample size: 1,395 cars, 3,233 tests and 4,605 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,395 cars

The 2021 Nissan NV400 has a significantly higher overall defect rate, with 142 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 79 per 100 vehicles, indicating it performs 81% worse than similar models from the same year. Notably, the NV400 displays concerning trends in mileage-related defects, particularly as mileage increases; it reaches a high of 323 defects per 100 vehicles for those exceeding 124,000 miles. While tyre wear is not highlighted as a primary issue, the model stands out negatively in several specific categories, including brakes and lights & electrics, where it shows much higher defect rates than the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,395 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 88.8% worse
75.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 114.3% worse
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▼ 140.0% worse
34.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 542.0% worse
71.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.3% better
73.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
Body/Structure
▼ 323.8% worse
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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 body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 206.7% worse
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 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
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 407.4% worse
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 323 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: 639
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 341
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 258
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 232
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: 160
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109
A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
MINOR
Occurrences: 97

Serious faults (Top 10)

Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 42