Nissan Note — reliability by registration year

2006–2017 · 12 registration years · 141,916 first tests

2016 breaks the run — 1.9 pp better than the years either side 2013 breaks the run — 1.9 pp worse than the years either side

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.

Nissan Note first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2017 5,027 81.7% 86.2% Pins and bushes (front) 9.0%
2016 10,463 81.9% 86.4% Position lamp (front) 8.2%
1.9 pp better than the years either side What failed 2016 Notes most often: Position lamp (front) (8.2%) · Pins and bushes (front) (8.2%) · Tread depth (front) (7.4%)
2015 14,496 78.3% 83.9% Position lamp (front) 12.8%
2014 21,068 72.1% 78.9% Position lamp (front) 13.5%
2013 11,398 63.3% 72.0% Position lamp (front) 17.0%
1.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2013 Notes most often: Position lamp (front) (17.0%) · 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% Position lamp (front) 16.6%
2010 13,004 55.2% 65.6% Position lamp (front) 16.6%
2009 13,504 54.3% 65.2% Position lamp (front) 16.7%
2008 13,223 51.1% 63.1% Position lamp (front) 19.3%
2007 10,076 50.4% 62.8% Position lamp (front) 17.1%
2006 7,318 49.4% 62.0% Position lamp (front) 17.7%

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