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Nissan Note 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

49.6% of 64,096 MOT tests of the Nissan Note first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.3 (95% CI 103.2–105.5; 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 Note built in 2006 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time49.6%all ages tested2019–202464096
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.2–105.5)104.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202464096
Rank among this model's 12 build years9of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202464096
Tested in 20248512testsmedian 101,682 miles20248512
line · Nissan Note built 2006 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2006 49.4% vs model normal 48.6% at age 13 · 2019–2024
Built 2006 against Nissan Note normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 49.4% vs 48.6%; age 14: 49.1% vs 46.1%; age 15: 49% vs 46.6%; age 16: 49.5% vs 46.9%; age 17: 50.7% vs 48.6%; age 18: 50.2% vs 48.5%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2006 Nissan Note by registration · All Nissan Note 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 2006 Nissan Note fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 Note built 2006: 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)
1312,88849.448.5–50.248.6101.6
1411,61549.148.2–5046.1106.5
1511,1094948.1–5046.6105.2
1610,37449.548.5–50.446.9105.4
179,59850.749.7–51.748.6104.2
188,51250.249.1–51.248.5103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 64,096 (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 2006 Nissan Note?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 72 items per 100 first tests, against 24.3 across all build years of the Nissan Note. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Note built 2006 against the Nissan Note in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2006, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7224.346,122
Suspension33.921.521,723
Brakes147.18,956
Visibility13.398,532
Tyres10.27.36,508

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 64,096 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan Note, 2006 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 103.7.

Nissan Note build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2006104.3103.2–105.5worse64,096
2007103.7102.6–104.7worse83,129
2008101.4100.4–102.3worse101,357
200999.298.3–100.2no different95,055
2010103.9102.8–105.0worse89,155
2011108.3107.1–109.6worse74,468
2012112.3110.9–113.6worse70,967
2013110.6109.1–112.0worse71,105
201487.186.0–88.1better132,153
201581.980.6–83.3better90,446
201678.777.1–80.4better65,267
201786.383.4–89.2better27,321

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 964,519 (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 Note 2006 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-note/2006/

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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