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Nissan Leaf 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

23.2% of 24,274 MOT tests of the Nissan Leaf first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.6 (95% CI 101.9–107.3; 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 Leaf built in 2015 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time23.2%all ages tested2019–202424274
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.9–107.3)104.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202424274
Rank among this model's 10 build years7of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202424274
Tested in 20243974testsmedian 54,811 miles20243974
line · Nissan Leaf built 2015 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2015 15.4% vs model normal 13.5% at age 4 · 2019–2024
Built 2015 against Nissan Leaf normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 15.4% vs 13.5%; age 5: 16.8% vs 16%; age 6: 20.6% vs 19.3%; age 7: 23.3% vs 23.1%; age 8: 30.1% vs 28.8%; age 9: 33.4% vs 32.8%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2015 Nissan Leaf by registration · All Nissan Leaf 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 2015 Nissan Leaf fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 Leaf built 2015: 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)
44,19815.414.4–16.513.5114
53,95816.815.6–17.916104.7
64,03320.619.4–21.919.3106.8
74,08923.322–24.623.1100.9
84,02230.128.7–31.628.8104.7
93,97433.431.9–34.832.8101.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,274 (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 2015 Nissan Leaf?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is suspension: 9.7 items per 100 first tests, against 6.3 across all build years of the Nissan Leaf. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Leaf built 2015 against the Nissan Leaf in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2015, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension9.76.32,363
Tyres9.77.72,350
Brakes9.55.92,311
Visibility8.372,008
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.73.2899

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,274 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Nissan Leaf, 2015 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 111.7. 2016: index 105.2.

Nissan Leaf build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201190.284.2–96.3better (rough estimate)2,759
201288.082.0–94.0better (rough estimate)2,923
2013113.4109.1–117.8worse7,687
2014111.7108.7–114.6worse18,566
2015104.6101.9–107.3worse24,274
2016105.2102.1–108.2worse24,333
201796.493.4–99.4better26,791
201889.686.1–93.1better20,712
201989.084.8–93.2better15,805
202096.391.6–101.0no different15,916

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 159,766 (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 Leaf 2015 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-leaf/2015/

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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