Nissan Note: reliability by registration year
2006-2017 · 12 registration years · 141,916 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Note 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,027 | 81.7% | 86.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 9.0% |
| 2016 | 10,463 | 81.9% | 86.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 8.2% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Note: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (8.2%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (8.2%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (7.4%) | ||||
| 2015 | 14,496 | 78.3% | 83.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.8% |
| 2014 | 21,068 | 72.1% | 78.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.5% |
| 2013 | 11,398 | 63.3% | 72.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 Note: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (17.0%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (14.7%) · Coil spring (front) (14.5%) | ||||
| 2012 | 11,143 | 58.4% | 67.4% | Coil spring (front) 16.1% |
| 2011 | 11,196 | 56.6% | 66.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.6% |
| 2010 | 13,004 | 55.2% | 65.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.6% |
| 2009 | 13,504 | 54.3% | 65.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.7% |
| 2008 | 13,223 | 51.1% | 63.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.3% |
| 2007 | 10,076 | 50.4% | 62.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.1% |
| 2006 | 7,318 | 49.4% | 62.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.7% |