UK vehicle statistics / Nissan
How many Nissan cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,874,148 licensed and 151,339 SORN Nissan vehicles in the UK, across 49 published model groups. That means 1 in 13 surviving Nissan is currently off the road.
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Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Nissan fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Nissan model group: 1,874,148 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Nissan range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 151,339 are declared SORN — 1 in 13 of the 2,025,487 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Nissan MOT pass rate
In 2024, 68% of 1,450,007 Nissan MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Nissan model groups:
- Suspension Arms — 7.6% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Steering Linkage Components — 3.6% of tests. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
- Position Lamps — 3.4% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Mechanical Brake Components — 2.8% of tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
See every model on the Nissan MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Suspension Arms — 7.6% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Steering Linkage Components — 3.6% of tests in 2024. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
- Position Lamps — 3.4% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Mechanical Brake Components — 2.8% of tests in 2024. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
- Check the actual Nissan — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Nissan models
The published Nissan model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Laurel — 16 licensed, 91 SORN
- Fairlady — 41 licensed, 67 SORN
- Cherry — 26 licensed, 114 SORN
- Interstar Tekna — 157 licensed, 0 SORN
- Prairie — 25 licensed, 153 SORN
Every Nissan model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Qashqai | 701,401 | 16,824 |
| Juke | 417,178 | 7,401 |
| Micra | 221,513 | 40,419 |
| Note | 138,170 | 5,326 |
| X-Trail | 110,582 | 9,777 |
| Navara | 60,851 | 12,690 |
| Leaf | 59,943 | 2,018 |
| Nv200 | 28,813 | 2,338 |
| Primastar | 19,177 | 3,233 |
| Pulsar | 20,394 | 408 |
| Almera | 9,136 | 10,626 |
| Ariya | 14,390 | 77 |
| Pixo | 10,054 | 591 |
| Interstar | 8,700 | 539 |
| Nv400 | 7,431 | 748 |
| Primera | 1,952 | 6,171 |
| Cabstar | 3,962 | 3,428 |
| Townstar | 6,857 | 48 |
| Terrano | 897 | 5,800 |
| 350 | 3,242 | 2,727 |
| Pathfinder | 3,736 | 2,086 |
| Np300 | 4,828 | 279 |
| Nt400 | 3,574 | 339 |
| Nv300 | 3,141 | 119 |
| 200 | 594 | 2,651 |
| GT-R | 1,831 | 971 |
| 370 | 2,040 | 445 |
| Patrol | 650 | 1,642 |
| Nv250 | 2,175 | 61 |
| Sunny | 295 | 1,793 |
| D22 | 738 | 1,184 |
| Skyline | 467 | 1,430 |
| Elgrand | 1,325 | 170 |
| Vanette | 168 | 1,271 |
| Cube | 1,108 | 126 |
| 300 | 195 | 1,024 |
| Silvia | 341 | 860 |
| Kubistar | 657 | 501 |
| Bluebird | 171 | 870 |
| Serena | 492 | 519 |
| Murano | 519 | 466 |
| D21 | 79 | 479 |
| 100 | 67 | 300 |
| Maxima | 49 | 139 |
| Prairie | 25 | 153 |
| Interstar Tekna | 157 | 0 |
| Cherry | 26 | 114 |
| Fairlady | 41 | 67 |
| Laurel | 16 | 91 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Nissan cars are left in the UK?
1,874,148 Nissan vehicles were licensed and 151,339 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 49 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Nissan is rarest?
Of the published Nissan model groups, the Laurel has the smallest surviving population at 16 licensed and 91 SORN.
Is the Nissan fleet shrinking?
1,874,148 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Nissan range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 9% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 151,339 are declared SORN — 1 in 13 of the 2,025,487 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Nissan MOT pass rate?
68% of 1,450,007 class-4 initial MOT tests on Nissan cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average.
What do Nissan cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Nissan model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are suspension arms (7.6% of tests), steering linkage components (3.6% of tests), position lamps (3.4% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Nissan population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.