Does the Nissan Silvia fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Nissan Silvia records 3.77 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.76 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.99, 95% interval −9.24 to −6.74). It ranks 595 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Nissan Silvia by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the Nissan Silvia; the failures are spread across several.