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Nissan Almera 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

43.2% of 12,173 MOT tests of the Nissan Almera first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.7 (95% CI 93.1–98.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Nissan Almera built in 2006 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time43.2%all ages tested2019–202412173
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.1–98.3)95.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202412173
Rank among this model's 9 build years2of 91 = fails least for its age2019–202412173
Tested in 20241286testsmedian 85,489 miles20241286
line · Nissan Almera built 2006 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2006 43.4% vs model normal 47.2% at age 13 · 2019–2024
Built 2006 against Nissan Almera normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 43.4% vs 47.2%; age 14: 42.6% vs 46.2%; age 15: 41.9% vs 44.7%; age 16: 43.9% vs 43.3%; age 17: 44.1% vs 44%; age 18: 44.1% vs 43.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2006 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 2006 Nissan Almera fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 2006: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
132,94343.441.6–45.247.292
142,41842.640.7–44.646.292.2
152,14441.939.9–4444.793.9
161,82843.941.6–46.243.3101.2
171,55444.141.6–46.644100.2
181,28644.141.4–46.843.2102

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,173 (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 2006 Nissan Almera?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 39.7 items per 100 first tests, against 41.7 across all build years of the Nissan Almera. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Almera built 2006 against the Nissan Almera in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2006, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment39.741.74,835
Brakes32.226.83,921
Suspension13.317.51,613
Steering11.312.11,375
Visibility11.112.41,356

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,173 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Nissan Almera, 2006 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 99.7.

Nissan Almera build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
1998101.393.1–109.4no different (rough estimate)1,216
1999106.9100.4–113.4worse (rough estimate)2,039
200099.494.3–104.4no different (rough estimate)3,225
200199.296.1–102.2no different8,974
2002103.0101.0–105.0worse20,865
200395.193.3–97.0better23,416
200496.795.2–98.2better37,069
200599.798.3–101.0no different44,546
200695.793.1–98.3better12,173

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 2006 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/2006/

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.

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