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MOT reliability

Nissan 120y

1 vehicles · 16 completed MOT tests analysed
62%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Nissan 120y vehicles and 16 completed MOT tests, the Nissan 120y has an overall 62% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 71,838 miles.

1
Vehicles
16
MOT tests
819
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Nissan 120y problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Nissan 120y MOT tests:

  • Other95%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%

Nissan 120y pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Nissan 120y MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Nissan 120y MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (8 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (3 times)
  3. Nearside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  4. off side front rod gators rubbers missing (2 times)
  5. Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  6. Rear Leaf spring deteriorated but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.1a) (2 times)
  7. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  8. Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  9. Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  11. Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  12. Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage (6.1.C.1) (1 times)
  13. Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) (1 times)
  14. Ball joint dust cover missing (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) (1 times)

Nissan 120y pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1975 1 16 62% 71,838

Nissan 120y reliability FAQ

Across 1 Nissan 120y vehicles in our MOT data, 62% pass the MOT (a 38% failure rate), with about 2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Nissan 120y MOT issues are: Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2); Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2); Nearside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2).

The typical Nissan 120y in our data has covered around 71,838 miles.

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