Does the Nissan 300ZX fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Nissan 300ZX records 1.39 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.76 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.63, 95% interval +0.24 to +1.02). It ranks 40 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Nissan 300ZX by registration

No single vehicle identification defect wording reaches 30 items on the Nissan 300ZX; the failures are spread across several.