Does the Nissan Leaf fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Nissan Leaf records 3.16 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.55 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.39, 95% interval −2.50 to −2.28). It ranks 422 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Nissan Leaf by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Leaf is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 1,155 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Leaf: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	1,155	0.66
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	1,003	0.57
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	709	0.40
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	589	0.34
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	434	0.25

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 175,078 (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

Does the Nissan Leaf fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

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