Nissan NV250 Acenta DCI
Registered from 2019 to 2021.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 1.5 diesel. 105 of 562 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 1% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 46% | 48 |
| Brakes | 33% | 35 |
| Tyres and wheels | 28% | 29 |
| Visibility | 23% | 24 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 14 |
| Body and structure | 4% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 95% of 2020 cars — 46% of its 105 failed tests, where an ordinary 2020 car has 13%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyres and wheels — 28% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 46% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Visibility — 23% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 23% of its inspections, against the 14% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 10% | 5% | 78 | |
| 20–40k miles | 19% | 10% | 226 | |
| 40–60k miles | 18% | 13% | 157 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 14% | 73 |
534 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.