Nissan Micra: reliability by registration year
1997-2022 · 26 registration years · 227,985 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Micra registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,542 | 90.8% | 93.2% | Tyre condition (front) 16.1% |
| 2021 | 6,438 | 88.9% | 91.7% | Windscreen wipers (front) 15.6% |
| 2020 | 5,989 | 82.0% | 85.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 22.8% |
| 2019 | 8,211 | 78.5% | 81.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 24.0% |
| 2018 | 9,549 | 69.5% | 72.1% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 26.3% |
| 2017 | 12,148 | 66.5% | 70.4% | Coil spring (rear) 22.4% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2017 Micra: Coil spring (rear) (22.4%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (20.8%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (6.2%) | ||||
| 2016 | 10,366 | 73.2% | 79.9% | Brake performance (roller test, rear) 17.7% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Micra: Brake performance (roller test, rear) (17.7%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (13.6%) · Windscreen wipers (front) (8.1%) | ||||
| 2015 | 12,552 | 71.8% | 79.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.0% |
| 2014 | 13,596 | 68.9% | 75.6% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 14.7% |
| 2013 | 11,066 | 63.6% | 72.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.6% |
| 2012 | 10,933 | 61.8% | 70.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.3% |
| 2011 | 11,937 | 61.2% | 70.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.6% |
| 2010 | 14,496 | 58.7% | 69.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.1% |
| 2009 | 14,267 | 57.8% | 68.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.8% |
| 2008 | 12,819 | 57.5% | 67.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.1% |
| 2007 | 11,492 | 55.0% | 66.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.6% |
| 2006 | 14,777 | 53.0% | 65.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.6% |
| 2005 | 12,239 | 49.9% | 62.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.9% |
| 2004 | 8,187 | 51.3% | 62.7% | Headlight aim 14.4% |
| 2003 | 7,303 | 51.7% | 62.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.8% |
| 2002 | 5,719 | 53.5% | 62.0% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 19.6% |
| 2001 | 3,180 | 53.2% | 61.4% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 21.4% |
| 2000 | 2,059 | 52.0% | 59.4% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 22.7% |
| 1999 | 1,611 | 53.3% | 60.8% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 26.7% |
| 1998 | 998 | 52.6% | 58.4% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 23.5% |
| 1997 | 511 | 53.6% | 60.5% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 26.2% |