2005 Nissan Micra: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 49.6% to 51.3% (±0.9 points).

• 2005 Nissan Micra50.4%
• All vehicles first used in 200557.6%

That is 7.2 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2005 (57.6%). These cars were about 20 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2005 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2005, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.6×), suspension (1.2×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×) and tyres (1.1×), and less common in body, chassis, structure (0.7×), brakes (0.4×) and noise, emissions, leaks (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2005.

1. Lights and electrics34.5 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 21.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
2. Suspension19.8 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 17.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
3. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors9.1 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
4. Tyres7.2 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 6.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
5. Body, chassis, structure6.0 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 8.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
6. Brakes5.7 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 12.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
7. Noise, emissions, leaks5.6 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 6.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2005
8. Steering4.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005
9. Seat belts and airbags3.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005
10. Number plates and VIN0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005
11. Wheels0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2005

All vehicles first used in 2005: the 119 models in our data, 453,029 tests (86.5% of all 523,701 tests on vehicles first used in 2005). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2005 Nissan Micra

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Nissan Micra years

• 2006 Nissan Micra53.5%
• 2007 Nissan Micra55.3%
• 2008 Nissan Micra57.7%
• 2009 Nissan Micra58.1%
• 2010 Nissan Micra59.0%
• 2011 Nissan Micra61.5%
• 2012 Nissan Micra62.1%
• 2013 Nissan Micra63.8%
• 2014 Nissan Micra69.0%
• 2015 Nissan Micra71.9%
• 2016 Nissan Micra73.4%
• 2017 Nissan Micra66.8%

Other cars first used in 2005

• 2005 Ford Fiesta53.2%
• 2005 Ford Focus54.8%
• 2005 Volkswagen Golf55.7%
• 2005 MINI Hatch55.8%
• 2005 Volkswagen Polo47.2%