Nissan Pixo 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

30.2% of 12,721 MOT tests of the Nissan Pixo first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.9 (95% CI 94.8–101.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Pixo built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	30.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12721
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.8–101.0)	97.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12721
Rank among this model's 5 build years	2	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12721
Tested in 2024	1966	tests	median 58,246 miles	2024	1966

Built 2011 against Nissan Pixo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 26.3% vs 29%; age 9: 28.5% vs 28.7%; age 10: 29.4% vs 30.2%; age 11: 30.5% vs 30.9%; age 12: 31.7% vs 32.3%; age 13: 35.2% vs 34.1%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Nissan Pixo by registration · All Nissan Pixo 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 2011 Nissan Pixo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 Pixo built 2011: 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)
8	2,257	26.3	24.5–28.1	29	90.6
9	2,166	28.5	26.6–30.4	28.7	99.2
10	2,147	29.4	27.5–31.4	30.2	97.5
11	2,109	30.5	28.6–32.5	30.9	98.7
12	2,076	31.7	29.8–33.8	32.3	98.4
13	1,966	35.2	33.1–37.3	34.1	103.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,721 (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 2011 Nissan Pixo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 19.2 items per 100 first tests, against 22.3 across all build years of the Nissan Pixo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pixo built 2011 against the Nissan Pixo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	19.2	22.3	2,440
Suspension	13.9	13.1	1,764
Brakes	13.1	14.9	1,668
Visibility	10.2	10.5	1,295
Body, chassis, structure	9.3	9.4	1,181

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,721 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Nissan Pixo, 2011 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 102.5. 2012: index 96.4.

Nissan Pixo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	100.4	98.2–102.7	no different	22,715
2010	102.5	100.3–104.7	worse	25,689
2011	97.9	94.8–101.0	no different	12,721
2012	96.4	93.0–99.8	better	11,232
2013	99.4	92.5–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,034

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,391 (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 Pixo 2011 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-pixo/2011/

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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