Nissan Micra 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

48.5% of 121,227 MOT tests of the Nissan Micra first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.5 (95% CI 104.7–106.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 Nissan Micra fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Micra built in 2005 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	121227
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.7–106.4)	105.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	121227
Rank among this model's 23 build years	21	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	121227
Tested in 2024	14763	tests	median 82,437 miles	2024	14763

Built 2005 against Nissan Micra normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 48.9% vs 46.1%; age 15: 48.2% vs 44.9%; age 16: 48.5% vs 46.1%; age 17: 48.4% vs 45.6%; age 18: 48.6% vs 46.8%; age 19: 48.7% vs 46.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2005 Nissan Micra by registration · All Nissan Micra 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 2005 Nissan Micra fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 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 Micra built 2005: 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)
14	27,048	48.9	48.3–49.5	46.1	106
15	22,844	48.2	47.5–48.8	44.9	107.4
16	20,931	48.5	47.8–49.2	46.1	105.2
17	18,803	48.4	47.6–49.1	45.6	106
18	16,838	48.6	47.8–49.3	46.8	103.7
19	14,763	48.7	47.9–49.5	46.8	104

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 121,227 (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 2005 Nissan Micra?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 65.6 items per 100 first tests, against 27.8 across all build years of the Nissan Micra. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Micra built 2005 against the Nissan Micra in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2005, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	65.6	27.8	79,522
Suspension	32	21.5	38,749
Visibility	13	10.7	15,753
Tyres	10.2	7.8	12,350
Brakes	8.4	10.3	10,200

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 121,227 (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 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Nissan Micra, 2005 ranks 21 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 103.4. 2006: index 98.2.

Nissan Micra build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	100.9	97.8–104.0	no different	7,815
1999	98.2	96.1–100.2	no different	17,919
2000	101.7	99.9–103.4	no different	26,324
2001	99.0	97.6–100.4	no different	39,429
2002	96.7	95.6–97.7	better	68,903
2003	101.0	100.1–102.0	worse	91,991
2004	103.4	102.4–104.3	worse	93,876
2005	105.5	104.7–106.4	worse	121,227
2006	98.2	97.4–99.1	better	124,991
2007	97.9	96.9–98.9	better	88,788
2008	93.5	92.6–94.5	better	92,711
2009	97.6	96.6–98.6	better	99,796
2010	102.0	100.9–103.0	worse	98,496
2011	99.9	98.7–101.1	no different	77,029
2012	107.1	105.7–108.4	worse	69,478
2013	100.2	98.8–101.6	no different	69,166
2014	93.0	91.7–94.3	better	84,836
2015	90.8	89.4–92.2	better	78,055
2016	100.6	98.9–102.4	no different	64,555
2017	113.5	111.5–115.4	worse	65,232
2018	100.7	98.3–103.2	no different	40,531
2019	86.4	83.4–89.5	better	26,066
2020	83.3	78.8–87.8	better	12,576

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,559,790 (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 Micra 2005 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-micra/2005/

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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