Nissan Micra 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

36.8% of 98,496 MOT tests of the Nissan Micra first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.0 (95% CI 100.9–103.0; 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 Micra built in 2010 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	36.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	98496
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.9–103.0)	102.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	98496
Rank among this model's 23 build years	19	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	98496
Tested in 2024	15533	tests	median 69,163 miles	2024	15533

Built 2010 against Nissan Micra normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 33.4% vs 32.6%; age 10: 35.5% vs 33.6%; age 11: 36.4% vs 35.1%; age 12: 37.2% vs 36.2%; age 13: 39.2% vs 38.6%; age 14: 39.5% vs 41%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2010 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 2010 Nissan Micra fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 2010: 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)
9	17,353	33.4	32.7–34.1	32.6	102.5
10	16,512	35.5	34.8–36.2	33.6	105.7
11	16,559	36.4	35.7–37.1	35.1	103.6
12	16,422	37.2	36.4–37.9	36.2	102.6
13	16,117	39.2	38.5–40	38.6	101.7
14	15,533	39.5	38.8–40.3	41	96.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 98,496 (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 2010 Nissan Micra?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is suspension: 24 items per 100 first tests, against 21.5 across all build years of the Nissan Micra. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Micra built 2010 against the Nissan Micra in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2010, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	24	21.5	23,640
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	20.2	27.8	19,883
Visibility	10.1	10.7	9,964
Tyres	8.8	7.8	8,639
Brakes	5.8	10.3	5,719

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 98,496 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Nissan Micra, 2010 ranks 19 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 97.6. 2011: index 99.9.

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 2010 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/2010/

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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