2006 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 52.7% to 54.3% (±0.8 points).
That is 3.5 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2006 (57.0%). These cars were about 19 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2006 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2006, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.4×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.2×) and steering (1.2×), and less common in brakes (0.5×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.8×) and body, chassis, structure (0.6×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Lights and electrics30.7 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 22.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Suspension17.9 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 17.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors8.7 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Tyres7.1 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Brakes6.4 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 12.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Noise, emissions, leaks5.3 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Body, chassis, structure5.0 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 8.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Steering3.9 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Seat belts and airbags2.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Number plates and VIN0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
- Wheels0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
All vehicles first used in 2006: the 133 models in our data, 620,189 tests (89.5% of all 693,219 tests on vehicles first used in 2006). 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 –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2006 Nissan Micra cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 9.3% failed on tyres, against 4.1% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,652 and 5,005 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 15.0% of those with a tyre advisory and 14.2% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2006 Nissan Micra cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 8.9% failed on brakes, against 4.2% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,140 and 5,521 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 17.5% of those with a brake advisory and 13.7% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2006 Nissan Micra cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 22.0% failed on suspension, against 13.9% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,634 and 4,882 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 17.0% of those with a suspension advisory and 13.3% of the others.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
Nissan Micra, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2006 Nissan Micra
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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