Does the Nissan 350Z fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Nissan 350Z records 6.72 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.63, 95% interval −3.96 to −3.30). It ranks 628 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Nissan 350Z by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan 350Z is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,204 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan 350Z: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,204	3.29
A tyre seriously damaged	530	1.45
A tyre cords visible or damaged	475	1.30
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	70	0.19
Tyre obviously under inflated	35	0.10

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,553 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Nissan 350Z gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.4% of Nissan 350Z MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,802 miles later (5,891 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,891 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Nissan 350Z fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Nissan 350Z gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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