Nissan Note reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Nissan

Model: Note

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 1,036,790 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

73.6%

Share of this model's 1,036,790 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

58.7 mpg

CO2 emission

112 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£25/yr

Average vehicle miles

85,225

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

86,370

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.8

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

137,145

137,145 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

1,036,790

1,036,790 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Common

137,145On the road

Insight summary

Nissan Note is a common model in this snapshot, with 137,145 represented vehicles and 0.33% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 73.6% from 1,036,790 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 47. The current pool shows an average of 85,225 miles and an average age of 13.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 86,370 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, coil springs and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Nissan Note looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	118,741
DIESEL	18,326
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	62
LPG	8
OTHER	6
ELECTRIC	2

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21,477
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20,717
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17,658
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15,713
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	11,532
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11,000
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	10,887
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	10,482
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10,296
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	10,086
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	10,013
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	9,711
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9,169
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9,044
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8,718
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	8,336
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	8,036
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	8,006
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	7,704
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7,517
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7,496
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	7,421
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	7,363
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	6,641
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	6,536

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 261,559 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

21,477

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

20,717

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

17,658

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

15,713

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

11,532

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

11,000

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

10,887

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

10,482

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

10,296

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

10,086

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

10,013

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

9,711

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

9,169

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

9,044

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

8,718

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

8,336

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

8,036

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

8,006

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

7,704

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

7,517

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

7,496

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

7,421

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

7,363

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

6,641

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

6,536

Nissan Note reliability and MOT data