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Nissan NV200 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

47.7% of 13,785 MOT tests of the Nissan NV200 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.1 (95% CI 97.7–102.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan NV200 built in 2011 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time47.7%all ages tested2019–202413785
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.7–102.5)100.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202413785
Rank among this model's 12 build years7of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202413785
Tested in 20242144testsmedian 119,372 miles20242144
line · Nissan NV200 built 2011 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2011 45.8% vs model normal 49% at age 8 · 2019–2024
Built 2011 against Nissan NV200 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 45.8% vs 49%; age 9: 46.7% vs 46.8%; age 10: 47.1% vs 47.5%; age 11: 48.9% vs 47.5%; age 12: 48.4% vs 47.4%; age 13: 49.5% vs 47.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2011 Nissan NV200 by registration · All Nissan NV200 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 2011 Nissan NV200 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 NV200 built 2011: 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)
82,48345.843.8–47.84993.4
92,28746.744.7–48.846.899.8
102,35947.145–49.147.599
112,28948.946.9–5147.5102.9
122,22348.446.3–50.547.4102.2
132,14449.547.4–51.647.3104.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,785 (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 2011 Nissan NV200?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 53.3 items per 100 first tests, against 41.3 across all build years of the Nissan NV200. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan NV200 built 2011 against the Nissan NV200 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2011, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment53.341.37,350
Suspension38.726.45,331
Visibility18.915.62,601
Brakes14.411.91,989
Tyres10.910.61,503

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,785 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan NV200, 2011 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 95.0. 2012: index 105.5.

Nissan NV200 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200989.479.3–99.5better (rough estimate)696
201095.091.8–98.2better7,463
2011100.197.7–102.5no different13,785
2012105.5103.3–107.7worse18,440
2013105.4103.5–107.3worse24,135
2014103.6101.4–105.9worse18,323
201598.096.0–100.0no different25,235
201696.293.9–98.4better20,251
201786.583.6–89.3better12,291
2018103.799.5–107.9no different7,196
2019110.4102.6–118.1worse (rough estimate)2,425
202081.361.7–100.9no different (rough estimate)290

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 150,530 (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 NV200 2011 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-nv200/2011/

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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