Nissan Pixo 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

27.9% of 11,232 MOT tests of the Nissan Pixo first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.4 (95% CI 93.0–99.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Nissan Pixo built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	27.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	11232
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.0–99.8)	96.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	11232
Rank among this model's 5 build years	1	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	11232
Tested in 2024	1803	tests	median 51,572 miles	2024	1803

Built 2012 against Nissan Pixo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 24.1% vs 26.1%; age 8: 26.3% vs 26.9%; age 9: 26.1% vs 28.4%; age 10: 27.8% vs 29.2%; age 11: 30.4% vs 31.1%; age 12: 33% vs 32.1%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Nissan Pixo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	1,956	24.1	22.3–26.1	26.1	92.3
8	1,848	26.3	24.3–28.4	26.9	97.8
9	1,883	26.1	24.2–28.2	28.4	91.9
10	1,881	27.8	25.8–29.9	29.2	95.1
11	1,861	30.4	28.4–32.5	31.1	97.8
12	1,803	33	30.9–35.2	32.1	102.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,232 (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 2012 Nissan Pixo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is brakes: 14.2 items per 100 first tests, against 14.9 across all build years of the Nissan Pixo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pixo built 2012 against the Nissan Pixo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	14.2	14.9	1,592
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	14	22.3	1,570
Suspension	11.1	13.1	1,250
Visibility	10.1	10.5	1,131
Body, chassis, structure	9	9.4	1,016

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,232 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Nissan Pixo, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 97.9. 2013: index 99.4.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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