Nissan Pulsar 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

27.1% of 8,031 MOT tests of the Nissan Pulsar first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.9 (95% CI 101.5–110.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 Nissan Pulsar fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Pulsar built in 2014 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	27.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8031
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.5–110.4)	105.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8031
Rank among this model's 5 build years	4	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8031
Tested in 2024	1305	tests	median 69,625 miles	2024	1305

Built 2014 against Nissan Pulsar normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 15.2% vs 15.9%; age 6: 19% vs 18.8%; age 7: 25.6% vs 23.5%; age 8: 31.2% vs 27.5%; age 9: 34.8% vs 32.3%; age 10: 37.2% vs 36%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2014 Nissan Pulsar by registration · All Nissan Pulsar 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 2014 Nissan Pulsar fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 Pulsar built 2014: 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)
5	1,365	15.2	13.4–17.2	15.9	95.9
6	1,334	19	17–21.2	18.8	100.8
7	1,342	25.6	23.3–28	23.5	109
8	1,349	31.2	28.8–33.7	27.5	113.6
9	1,336	34.8	32.3–37.4	32.3	107.8
10	1,305	37.2	34.7–39.9	36	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,031 (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 2014 Nissan Pulsar?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is suspension: 15.4 items per 100 first tests, against 7.4 across all build years of the Nissan Pulsar. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pulsar built 2014 against the Nissan Pulsar in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2014, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	15.4	7.4	1,233
Brakes	10.9	6.8	875
Tyres	8.3	7.5	664
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.3	4.2	509
Steering	4.3	1.9	349

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,031 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Nissan Pulsar, 2014 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 106.0.

Nissan Pulsar build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2014	105.9	101.5–110.4	worse	8,031
2015	106.0	104.0–108.0	worse	45,915
2016	100.4	98.0–102.8	no different	37,640
2017	90.4	87.1–93.7	better	21,514
2018	89.7	84.1–95.4	better	8,134

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 121,234 (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 Pulsar 2014 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-pulsar/2014/

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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