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Nissan NV200 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

47.1% of 24,135 MOT tests of the Nissan NV200 first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.4 (95% CI 103.5–107.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 Nissan NV200 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan NV200 built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time47.1%all ages tested2019–202424135
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.5–107.3)105.4index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202424135
Rank among this model's 12 build years10of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202424135
Tested in 20243802testsmedian 107,876 miles20243802
line · Nissan NV200 built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 43.4% vs model normal 42.4% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Nissan NV200 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 43.4% vs 42.4%; age 7: 45.5% vs 42.2%; age 8: 48.4% vs 45.1%; age 9: 47.9% vs 44.9%; age 10: 47.5% vs 46.2%; age 11: 50.1% vs 47.5%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 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 2013 Nissan NV200 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: 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)
64,26343.441.9–44.942.4102.3
73,99545.544–47.142.2107.8
84,09048.446.9–49.945.1107.5
94,03647.946.4–49.544.9106.7
103,94947.546–49.146.2102.8
113,80250.148.5–51.747.5105.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,135 (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 2013 Nissan NV200?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 47.4 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 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan NV200 built 2013 against the Nissan NV200 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment47.441.311,441
Suspension3726.48,940
Visibility16.915.64,077
Brakes13.411.93,236
Tyres11.410.62,752

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,135 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan NV200, 2013 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 105.5. 2014: index 103.6.

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 2013 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-nv200/2013/

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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