Does the Nissan NV200 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan NV200 records 11.87 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.43 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.56, 95% interval −2.75 to −2.37). It ranks 482 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Nissan NV200 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan NV200 is “Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.”, recorded 2,691 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 2,691 | 1.78 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,429 | 1.60 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,907 | 1.26 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 1,206 | 0.80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,124 | 0.74 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 151,461 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Nissan NV200 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.3% of Nissan NV200 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,950 miles later (18,016 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,016 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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