Does the Nissan e-NV200 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan e-NV200 records 5.35 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.54 expected for a ev of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.81, 95% interval +3.42 to +4.20). It ranks 154 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan e-NV200 is “Warning device shows system malfunction”, recorded 121 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 121 | 0.89 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 73 | 0.54 |
| ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction | 67 | 0.49 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 57 | 0.42 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 49 | 0.36 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,589 (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 e-NV200 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.6% of Nissan e-NV200 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 9,116 miles later (583 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 583 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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