2007 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 54.4% to 56.2% (±0.9 points).

• 2007 Nissan Micra55.3%
• All vehicles first used in 200757.4%

That is 2.1 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2007 (57.4%). These cars were about 18 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2007 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2007, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.3×), suspension (1.1×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.2×), and less common in tyres (0.9×), brakes (0.5×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.7×) and body, chassis, structure (0.5×). 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 2007.

1. Lights and electrics27.6 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 21.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
2. Suspension18.4 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
3. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors8.2 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 6.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
4. Tyres6.5 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
5. Brakes5.5 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 11.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
6. Noise, emissions, leaks4.8 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
7. Body, chassis, structure4.3 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 8.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
8. Steering3.5 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 3.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2007
9. Seat belts and airbags2.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
10. Number plates and VIN0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007
11. Wheels0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2007

All vehicles first used in 2007: the 155 models in our data, 854,590 tests (92.9% of all 919,503 tests on vehicles first used in 2007). 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 2007 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

• 2005 Nissan Micra50.4%
• 2006 Nissan Micra53.5%
• 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 2007

• 2007 Ford Fiesta53.3%
• 2007 Vauxhall Corsa52.5%
• 2007 Ford Focus57.5%
• 2007 Volkswagen Golf57.9%
• 2007 MINI Hatch57.0%