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Nissan Note 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

41.9% of 95,055 MOT tests of the Nissan Note first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.2 (95% CI 98.3–100.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Note built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.9%all ages tested2019–202495055
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.3–100.2)99.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202495055
Rank among this model's 12 build years5of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202495055
Tested in 202414689testsmedian 87,762 miles202414689
line · Nissan Note built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 39.7% vs model normal 38% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Nissan Note normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 39.7% vs 38%; age 11: 40.2% vs 40.4%; age 12: 41.6% vs 42.5%; age 13: 42.1% vs 43.2%; age 14: 43.4% vs 44.5%; age 15: 44.5% vs 45.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2009 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 2009 Nissan Note fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 2009: 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)
1016,94139.739–40.538104.6
1116,05140.239.4–40.940.499.6
1216,12841.640.9–42.442.598
1315,84742.141.4–42.943.297.4
1415,39943.442.6–44.244.597.5
1514,68944.543.7–45.345.198.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 95,055 (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 2009 Nissan Note?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is suspension: 31.1 items per 100 first tests, against 21.5 across all build years of the Nissan Note. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Note built 2009 against the Nissan Note in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension31.121.529,520
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.424.327,002
Visibility10.7910,168
Tyres8.37.37,849
Brakes8.27.17,775

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 95,055 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan Note, 2009 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 101.4. 2010: index 103.9.

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 2009 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/2009/

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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