Does the Nissan NV200 fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Nissan NV200 records 2.27 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.31 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.96, 95% interval +0.89 to +1.04). It ranks 108 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Nissan NV200 by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan NV200 is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 2,760 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 2,760 | 1.82 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 241 | 0.16 |
| A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened | 98 | 0.06 |
| A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged | 78 | 0.05 |
| An airbag obviously inoperative | 71 | 0.05 |
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 seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.9% of Nissan NV200 MOTs with a seat belts and airbags advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 9,835 miles later (1,591 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,591 (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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