Nissan Micra MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Nissan Micra in Great Britain in 2025 — 237,361 tests. Figures cover every Micra first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Micra ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
63.4%
8.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
237,361
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.9%
of Micra first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
43,750
middle half: 28,750–63,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Nissan Micra cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 265,825 Nissan Micra cars that were taxed or on SORN: 225,766 taxed and 40,059 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Nissan Micra vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
225,766
84.9% of the 265,825 Micra cars taxed or on SORN; 197 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
40,059
declared off the road by their keepers — 15.1% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Micra cars peaked at 426,286 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 200,520 (47.0%) to 225,766 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 18,694 at the end of 2014 to 40,059 at the end of 2025, up 114.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Micra cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k400k500k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Micra cars, year 2014: 426kTaxed Micra cars, year 2015: 403kTaxed Micra cars, year 2016: 380kTaxed Micra cars, year 2017: 358kTaxed Micra cars, year 2018: 336kTaxed Micra cars, year 2019: 317kTaxed Micra cars, year 2020: 297kTaxed Micra cars, year 2021: 282kTaxed Micra cars, year 2022: 271kTaxed Micra cars, year 2023: 256kTaxed Micra cars, year 2024: 241kTaxed Micra cars, year 2025: 226k226k
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YearTaxed Micra cars
2014426,286
2015402,698
2016380,131
2017358,058
2018336,418
2019316,575
2020297,018
2021281,974
2022271,390
2023256,461
2024240,914
2025225,766

Micra cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

010k20k30k40k50k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Micra cars on SORN, year 2014: 19kMicra cars on SORN, year 2015: 25kMicra cars on SORN, year 2016: 31kMicra cars on SORN, year 2017: 33kMicra cars on SORN, year 2018: 34kMicra cars on SORN, year 2019: 35kMicra cars on SORN, year 2020: 38kMicra cars on SORN, year 2021: 38kMicra cars on SORN, year 2022: 38kMicra cars on SORN, year 2023: 39kMicra cars on SORN, year 2024: 39kMicra cars on SORN, year 2025: 40k40k
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YearMicra cars on SORN
201418,694
201524,934
201630,644
201733,019
201833,795
201935,269
202038,339
202138,360
202238,237
202339,181
202439,115
202540,059

Which model years survive

Taxed Micra cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 225,766 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 2 taxed Micra cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 225,764. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Micra cars
20225,5152.4%
20216,5362.9%
20206,1132.7%
20198,3723.7%
20189,6894.3%
201712,2675.4%
201610,5404.7%
201512,7695.7%
201413,7896.1%
201311,2175.0%
201211,0104.9%
201112,0555.3%
201014,3876.4%
200914,0696.2%
200812,3865.5%
200711,1194.9%
200614,0876.2%
200511,3535.0%
20047,5573.3%
20036,6062.9%
20025,2072.3%
20012,8421.3%
All other build years (20 years, each under 1%)6,2792.8%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name MICRA under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Micra ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Micra vs all cars, 2025.

Nissan MicraAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Nissan Micra, vehicle age 3: 91%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 4: 89%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 5: 82%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 6: 78.5%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 7: 69.8%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 8: 66.8%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 9: 73.4%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 10: 71.9%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 11: 69%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 12: 63.8%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 13: 62.1%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 14: 61.5%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 15: 59%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 16: 58.1%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 17: 57.7%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 18: 55.3%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 19: 53.5%Nissan Micra, vehicle age 20: 50.4%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Nissan Micra 50.4%
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Age (years)Micra testsMicra pass rateAll cars
35,90991.0%88.5%
46,63489.0%87.2%
56,18382.0%86.0%
68,54178.5%83.5%
79,97269.8%80.9%
812,63566.8%78.2%
910,65673.4%74.9%
1012,92571.9%71.9%
1113,99769.0%68.6%
1211,37963.8%65.8%
1311,29062.1%63.5%
1412,29261.5%61.2%
1514,89559.0%59.3%
1614,67058.1%58.3%
1713,21457.7%57.2%
1811,87355.3%57.4%
1915,25853.5%57.0%
2012,71850.4%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Micra's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Micra beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Micra aheadMicra behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: +2.5 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.8 points vs the average carAge 5: -4.0 points vs the average car5Age 6: -5.0 points vs the average carAge 7: -11.1 points vs the average car7Age 8: -11.4 points vs the average carAge 9: -1.5 points vs the average car9Age 10: +0.0 points vs the average carAge 11: +0.4 points vs the average car11Age 12: -2.0 points vs the average carAge 13: -1.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: +0.3 points vs the average carAge 15: -0.3 points vs the average car15Age 16: -0.2 points vs the average carAge 17: +0.5 points vs the average car17Age 18: -2.1 points vs the average carAge 19: -3.5 points vs the average car19Age 20: -7.2 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+2.5
4+1.8
5-4.0
6-5.0
7-11.1
8-11.4
9-1.5
10+0.0
11+0.4
12-2.0
13-1.4
14+0.3
15-0.3
16-0.2
17+0.5
18-2.1
19-3.5
20-7.2

The Micra fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Micra fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 5k3Age 4: 6kAge 5: 6k5Age 6: 8kAge 7: 9k7Age 8: 12kAge 9: 10k9Age 10: 12kAge 11: 13k11Age 12: 11kAge 13: 11k13Age 14: 12kAge 15: 14k15Age 16: 14kAge 17: 13k17Age 18: 11kAge 19: 15k19Age 20: 12k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
35,909
46,634
56,183
68,541
79,972
812,635
910,656
1012,925
1113,997
1211,379
1311,290
1412,292
1514,895
1614,670
1713,214
1811,873
1915,258
2012,718

What a Micra fails on

Where the failure items land when a Micra fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.1%
Suspension24.3%
Brakes10.5%
Visibility9.3%
Tyres8.4%
Body, chassis, structure5.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.0%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Micra, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 34.1% of advisories34.1%Tyres: 25.5% of advisories25.5%Brakes: 18.3% of advisories18.3%Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 5.9% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.3% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 3.6% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension34.1%
Tyres25.5%
Brakes18.3%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.3%
Body, chassis, structure3.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Micra?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Micra fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 63.5% of 231,748 tests63.5%Petrol231,748 testsDiesel: 56.3% of 5,602 tests56.3%Diesel5,602 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol231,74863.5%
Diesel5,60256.3%

What mileage is normal for a Micra?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Micra; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Micra (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 16,250 miles (middle half 11,250–23,750)Age 4: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 5: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 16,250–36,250)Age 6: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–43,750)Age 7: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–53,750)Age 8: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–58,750)Age 9: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 23,750–53,750)Age 10: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–63,750)Age 11: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 31,250–68,750)Age 12: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 36,250–73,750)Age 13: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 41,250–81,250)Age 14: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–86,250)Age 15: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 48,750–98,750)Age 16: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 51,250–101,250)Age 17: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 56,250–103,750)Age 18: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–103,750)Age 19: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 61,250–108,750)Age 20: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 61,250–108,750)83k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
311,25016,25023,750
413,75021,25028,750
516,25026,25036,250
621,25031,25043,750
728,75041,25053,750
828,75043,75058,750
923,75036,25053,750
1028,75043,75063,750
1131,25048,75068,750
1236,25053,75073,750
1341,25061,25081,250
1446,25063,75086,250
1548,75071,25098,750
1651,25073,750101,250
1756,25078,750103,750
1858,75078,750103,750
1961,25083,750108,750
2061,25083,750108,750

What fails at each age

The Micra's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

SuspensionTyresVisibilityBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsSuspension30.0%
3-5 yrsTyres28.6%
3-5 yrsVisibility15.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes12.4%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.1%
3-5 yrsEverything else7.6%
6-9 yrsSuspension49.6%
6-9 yrsTyres14.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes14.2%
6-9 yrsVisibility8.0%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.5%
6-9 yrsEverything else7.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension28.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes20.9%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.6%
10-13 yrsTyres10.8%
10-13 yrsVisibility9.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else12.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.0%
14+ yrsSuspension24.6%
14+ yrsBrakes9.8%
14+ yrsTyres7.8%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure7.0%
14+ yrsEverything else17.8%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.