647 cars · 1,002 MOT tests · 2024 and 2025
Nissan Silvia MOT statistics
What every MOT test on a Nissan Silvia in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025 found: how often they fail, what testers flag, which faults owners leave, and how many never came back after failing.
16%
failed their first MOT test
51% lower than the UK average for their age
23.6 yrs
median age at the MOT
All cars: 9.7 years
32%
of tests had at least one advisory
All cars: 52%
6.2%
of tests mention corrosion
All cars: 12%
Failure rate by age
Share of initial tests that failed, by the car’s age at the test, against all UK cars of the same age.
- 0–4 years42 tests19%vs 13%
- 5–9 years187 tests14%vs 22%
- 10–14 years64 tests7.8%vs 35%
- 15–19 years47 tests15%vs 43%
- 20–24 years291 tests18%vs 42%
- 25–29 years148 tests14%vs 35%
- 30+ years223 tests17%vs 26%
Most common advisories on a Nissan Silvia
Things the tester noticed that weren’t bad enough to fail. Share of initial tests, against all UK cars.
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge6.7%vs 16%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive4.7%vs 4.9%
- Brake pads (brake linings and pads): wearing thin3.6%vs 7.6%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened3.2%vs 8.9%
- Exhaust system: noisy3.1%
- Condition: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing3.1%vs 8.8%
- Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases2.3%vs 2.0%
- Wheel bearings: has slight play1.7%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material1.7%vs 3.8%
- Pins and bushes (suspension arms): pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement1.5%vs 5.3%
Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Silvia
Share of initial tests that failed on each item, including faults fixed during the test.
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid1.8%vs 1.4%
- Headlamp aim: too low1.7%vs 1.1%
- Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits1.6%
- Horn (electrical equipment): not working1.4%
- Rear fog lamp: not working1.1%
- Rear fog lamp: missing1.0%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect1.0%vs 1.3%
By part of the car
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.7%vs 11%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3.9%vs 3.1%
- Brakes3.7%vs 6.5%
- Visibility3.2%vs 4.5%
- Suspension3.1%vs 8.8%
- Steering2.4%vs 2.0%
- Tyres1.9%vs 6.3%
- Body, chassis, structure1.8%vs 3.4%
Advisories left unfixed
Of 148 advisories on a Nissan Silvia that we could follow to the next annual MOT, 31% were flagged again and 2.0% had turned into a failure (all cars: 29% and 5.1%).
Not enough advisories of any one kind to rank them yet.
Cars that disappeared from the MOT record
Of the 439 cars tested before October 2024, 31.4% had no MOT for over a year after their last one (imports overall: 10.4%; all cars: 7.2%). 5 of them (1.1%) had failed that last test. MOT records don’t say why: most of these cars were scrapped, but some were exported, laid up or declared off the road.
- Nissan Silvia439 cars31%
- Japanese imports72,369 cars10%
- All cars (sample)1,360,703 cars7.2%
Most popular colours
Share of cars, against all UK cars.
- White30%vs 19%
- Blue17%vs 16%
- Black15%vs 19%
- Grey11%vs 17%
- Red8.5%vs 10%
- Silver7.0%vs 14%
Checking a Nissan Silvia?
Our free check reads its full MOT history and flags mileage that doesn’t add up, advisories that keep coming back, and recalls filed in Japan.
Buying guide: Nissan Silvia S15 (S15), Nissan Silvia S13 (S13), Nissan Silvia S14 (S14)
Questions
- How often does a Nissan Silvia fail its MOT?
- 16% of first MOT tests on a Nissan Silvia failed in 2024 and 2025, from 1,002 tests. That’s 51% lower than the UK average for cars of the same age.
- What is the most common MOT advisory on a Nissan Silvia?
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge, on 6.7% of tests.
- What does a Nissan Silvia most often fail its MOT on?
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid, on 1.8% of tests.
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How we worked these out
- Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT tests and results. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The analysis and any errors are ours, not DVSA’s.
- MOT records give the make, model name and engine size, not the chassis code, so models are grouped by name. A model page says when that grouping is looser than its title.
- Failure rates count initial tests only, and include faults fixed during the test (DVSA’s definition). Advisories are counted once per test.
- Ages run from the first-use date on the MOT record. For many imports that’s the date the car was first registered in the UK, not in Japan, so imports can look younger than they are, and the age comparison flatters them less than it should.
- An advisory counts as unfixed if the same part of the car is flagged again, or fails, at the next annual MOT (300 to 500 days later).
- A car “disappeared” if it had no MOT between 31 October 2024 and 30 December 2025, over a year after its last test. It’s an estimate of cars scrapped or taken off the road: some were exported, laid up, or made exempt at 40 years old.
- The figures for all cars and all Japanese-brand cars come from a random one-in-20 sample of vehicles; the model figures use every car.