Nissan NV200 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

22.8% of 290 MOT tests of the Nissan NV200 first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 81.3 (95% CI 61.7–100.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan NV200 built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	22.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	290
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 61.7–100.9)	81.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	290
Rank among this model's 12 build years	1	of 12	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	290
Tested in 2024	149	tests	median 25,307 miles	2024	149

Built 2020 against Nissan NV200 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 23.4% vs 26.2%; age 4: 22.1% vs 29.7%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 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 2020 Nissan NV200 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 2020: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	141 (rough estimate)	23.4	17.2–31	26.2	89.4
4	149 (rough estimate)	22.1	16.2–29.5	29.7	74.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 290 (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 2020 Nissan NV200?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 18 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 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan NV200 built 2020 against the Nissan NV200 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	18	41.3	65
Visibility	8.6	15.6	31

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 361 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan NV200, 2020 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 110.4.

Nissan NV200 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	89.4	79.3–99.5	better (rough estimate)	696
2010	95.0	91.8–98.2	better	7,463
2011	100.1	97.7–102.5	no different	13,785
2012	105.5	103.3–107.7	worse	18,440
2013	105.4	103.5–107.3	worse	24,135
2014	103.6	101.4–105.9	worse	18,323
2015	98.0	96.0–100.0	no different	25,235
2016	96.2	93.9–98.4	better	20,251
2017	86.5	83.6–89.3	better	12,291
2018	103.7	99.5–107.9	no different	7,196
2019	110.4	102.6–118.1	worse (rough estimate)	2,425
2020	81.3	61.7–100.9	no 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 2020 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-nv200/2020/

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.

Nissan NV200 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2020 Nissan NV200 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2020 Nissan NV200?

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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