Nissan Almera 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

50.7% of 2,039 MOT tests of the Nissan Almera first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 106.9 (95% CI 100.4–113.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 Nissan Almera fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan Almera built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	50.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2039
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.4–113.4)	106.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2039
Rank among this model's 9 build years	9	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2039
Tested in 2024	28	tests	median 78,431 miles	2024	28

Built 1999 against Nissan Almera normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 50.8% vs 49.2%; age 21: 49.8% vs 45.4%; age 22: 51.8% vs 46.2%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1999 Nissan Almera by registration · All Nissan Almera MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1999 Nissan Almera fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Almera built 1999: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
20	989	50.8	47.6–53.9	49.2	103.1
21	606	49.8	45.9–53.8	45.4	109.7
22	444 (rough estimate)	51.8	47.2–56.4	46.2	112.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,039 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1999 Nissan Almera?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is body, chassis, structure: 43.4 items per 100 first tests, against 12.3 across all build years of the Nissan Almera. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Almera built 1999 against the Nissan Almera in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Body, chassis, structure	43.4	12.3	1,129
Suspension	34.8	17.5	905
Brakes	27.9	26.8	727
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	20	41.7	520
Visibility	14.2	12.4	370

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,604 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Nissan Almera, 1999 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 1998: index 101.3. 2000: index 99.4.

Nissan Almera build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	101.3	93.1–109.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,216
1999	106.9	100.4–113.4	worse (rough estimate)	2,039
2000	99.4	94.3–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	3,225
2001	99.2	96.1–102.2	no different	8,974
2002	103.0	101.0–105.0	worse	20,865
2003	95.1	93.3–97.0	better	23,416
2004	96.7	95.2–98.2	better	37,069
2005	99.7	98.3–101.0	no different	44,546
2006	95.7	93.1–98.3	better	12,173

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 153,523 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Almera 1999 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-almera/1999/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Nissan Almera 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 1999 Nissan Almera fail at each age?

What fails most on the 1999 Nissan Almera?

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

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