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Nissan NV200 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

32.8% of 7,196 MOT tests of the Nissan NV200 first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.7 (95% CI 99.5–107.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan NV200 built in 2018 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time32.8%all ages tested2019–20247196
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.5–107.9)103.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20247196
Rank among this model's 12 build years9of 121 = fails least for its age2019–20247196
Tested in 20241763testsmedian 58,759 miles20241763
line · Nissan NV200 built 2018 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2018 30% vs model normal 26.9% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2018 against Nissan NV200 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 30% vs 26.9%; age 4: 31.3% vs 29.8%; age 5: 33.3% vs 32.2%; age 6: 36.5% vs 37.7%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2018 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 2018 Nissan NV200 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: 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)
31,7803027.9–32.226.9111.5
41,82631.329.2–33.529.8105.3
51,82733.331.2–35.532.2103.4
61,76336.534.3–38.837.797

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,196 (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 2018 Nissan NV200?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 29.7 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 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan NV200 built 2018 against the Nissan NV200 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2018, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.741.32,149
Visibility12.415.6900
Suspension8.926.4646
Tyres8.710.6632
Brakes7.211.9522

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,241 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan NV200, 2018 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 86.5. 2019: index 110.4.

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 2018 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-nv200/2018/

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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