Nissan Pickup 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

47.9% of 1,920 MOT tests of the Nissan Pickup first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.4 (95% CI 93.9–106.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 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 Pickup built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1920
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.9–106.9)	100.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1920
Rank among this model's 7 build years	5	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1920
Tested in 2024	228	tests	median 112,355 miles	2024	228

Built 2003 against Nissan Pickup normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 49.1% vs 52.6%; age 17: 48.7% vs 47.5%; age 18: 49.7% vs 46.4%; age 19: 42.3% vs 40.6%; age 20: 43.2% vs n/a%; age 21: 44.3% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Nissan Pickup by registration · All Nissan Pickup 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 2003 Nissan Pickup fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 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 Pickup built 2003: 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)
16	634	49.1	45.2–52.9	52.6	93.3
17	497 (rough estimate)	48.7	44.3–53.1	47.5	102.5
18	439 (rough estimate)	49.7	45–54.3	46.4	106.9
19	350 (rough estimate)	42.3	37.2–47.5	40.6	104.2
20	285 (rough estimate)	43.2	37.5–49	not available	not available
21	228 (rough estimate)	44.3	38–50.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,433 (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 2003 Nissan Pickup?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 52.5 items per 100 first tests, against 48.9 across all build years of the Nissan Pickup. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pickup built 2003 against the Nissan Pickup in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52.5	48.9	1,277
Brakes	48.6	42.3	1,183
Suspension	41.6	40.2	1,011
Body, chassis, structure	40.8	35	992
Visibility	18.8	18.3	458

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,433 (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 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Nissan Pickup, 2003 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 101.4. 2004: index 96.6.

Nissan Pickup build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	104.9	89.6–120.3	no different (rough estimate)	363
2002	101.4	91.4–111.4	no different (rough estimate)	822
2003	100.4	93.9–106.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,920
2004	96.6	91.7–101.5	no different (rough estimate)	3,261
2005	96.9	88.2–105.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,073
2006	94.6	81.3–107.9	no different (rough estimate)	446
2007	91.4	74.4–108.4	no different (rough estimate)	266

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,151 (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 Pickup 2003 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-pickup/2003/

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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