Nissan NV300

Registered from 2016 to 2023.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.6 diesel. 122 of 616 tests failed, 20%.

Better than 6% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.

Where	Share of failures	Failed tests
Suspension	53%	65
Brakes	20%	24
Exhaust and emissions	20%	24
Steering	20%	24
Tyres and wheels	20%	24
Lights and electrics	19%	23

The defects inspectors cite

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
A tyre seriously damaged

Where it stands out against its peers

Suspension: failed more often than 96% of 2017 cars — 53% of its 122 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 18%.
Steering: failed more often than 97% of 2017 cars — 20% of its 122 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 91% of 2017 cars — 20% of its 122 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 7%.

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.

Suspension — 53% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Brakes — 20% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
Steering — 20% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
Lights and electrics — 19% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

When it starts failing

At 120–140k miles this one fails 23% of its inspections, against the 17% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

Odometer	Rate	Its age	Tests
20–40k miles	7%	10%	74
40–60k miles	19%	13%	134
60–80k miles	23%	15%	137
80–100k miles	26%	16%	121
100–120k miles	18%	17%	60
120–140k miles	23%	17%	30

556 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification

Year	Measured
2021	2.0 diesel · 133 hp · 2043 kg · 3266 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (WLTP)
2020	2.0 diesel · 131 hp · 2017 kg · 3258 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (WLTP)
2019	1.6 diesel · 122 hp · 1968 kg · 3264 mm wheelbase · 7.0 L/100km (WLTP)
2018	1.6 diesel · 125 hp · 1913 kg · 3403 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (NEDC)
2017	1.6 diesel · 124 hp · 1916 kg · 3402 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (NEDC)

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

A12/03071/24
The side airbag collision sensors and associated cable kits may not have been installed during production. This can cause the airbag and seatbelt pretensioner system to fail to operate as expected under impact conditions, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users