Does the Nissan Micra fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Nissan Micra records 7.80 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.47 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.67, 95% interval −1.72 to −1.63). It ranks 478 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Nissan Micra by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Micra is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 56,406 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Micra: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	56,406	3.48
A tyre seriously damaged	39,790	2.45
A tyre cords visible or damaged	15,873	0.98
Tyre obviously under inflated	3,845	0.24
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	3,243	0.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,622,493 (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 Micra gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.0% of Nissan Micra MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,176 miles later (304,355 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 304,355 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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