How many Nissan Micras are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 237,297 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain217,291−6.3% on a year earlier
Declared SORN38,424Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202563.3%Cars of the same ages 67.2%
Rank by number licensedNo. 36of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2004594,175 licensed
Average annual mileage4,873miles a year
How many Nissan Micras are left in Great Britain?
There were 217,291 Nissan Micras licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 38,424 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 63.4% fewer than the peak of 594,175 in 2004.
Nissan Micras licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2004 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
7 versions of the Nissan Micra have their own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 63.3% of Nissan Micra MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Nissan Micras tested pass 67.2% of the time, so the Nissan Micra does worse than average for its age, by 3.9 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 63.8%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Nissan Micra vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Nissan Micra
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Nissan Micra compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Nissan Micra fails its MOT,
appearing on 48.0% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
6.9% of Nissan Micra tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Nissan Micra MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Nissan Micra MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Nissan Micra failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 13.3% of 86,982 failed tests.
60.8% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Nissan Micra tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
13.3%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
11.1%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
10.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
10.8%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
10.2%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
26 years of the Nissan Micra, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2022 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (91.0% passed first time) and the 1997 cars worst (54.7%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Nissan Micra annual mileage
The average Nissan Micra covers 4,873 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
4k
6k
8k
5,675
4–5 years
6,316
6–7 years
4,950
8–10 years
4,649
11–14 years
4,862
15–19 years
4,214
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Nissan Micra by vehicle age
Registrations of Nissan Micras for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 51,634 in 2003. In 2025, 235 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Nissan Micras registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 225,766 Nissan Micras licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 33.3% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc, and 32.1% have an engine of 1,201cc to 1,300cc. The share with an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc has grown from 12.2% in 2014 to 33.3%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Nissan Micras licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,101cc to 1,200cc 75,276 licensed
33.3%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 72,381 licensed
32.1%
901cc to 1,000cc 41,343 licensed
18.3%
801cc to 900cc 14,665 licensed
6.5%
1,301cc to 1,400cc 13,266 licensed
5.9%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 5,364 licensed
2.4%
Other sizes 3,471 licensed
1.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,101–1,200cc
Petrol
75,270
33.3%
1,201–1,300cc
Petrol
72,375
32.1%
901–1,000cc
Petrol
41,342
18.3%
801–900cc
Petrol
14,665
6.5%
1,301–1,400cc
Petrol
13,266
5.9%
1,401–1,500cc
Diesel
5,350
2.4%
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
3,445
1.5%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Nissan Micras licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
98.1%
1.9%
2015
98.1%
1.9%
2016
98.1%
1.9%
2017
97.8%
2.2%
2018
97.5%
2.5%
2019
97.4%
2.6%
2020
97.4%
2.6%
2021
97.4%
2.6%
2022
97.5%
2.5%
2023
97.5%
2.4%
2024
97.6%
2.4%
2025
97.6%
2.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Nissan Micra fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Nissan Micra from 2000, when the data begins, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2021 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 44.8 to 53.3 mpg, with CO2 of 120 to 143 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 38.2 to 88.3 mpg, with CO2 of 85 to 175 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2021 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2021 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.0 petrol
44.8–53.3
120–143
2021–2026
Euro 6d
7
Older NEDC figures, listed 2000 to 2018 (7 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Micra”, “MICRA”, “Micra - K11 Series”, “Micra, 2017”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Nissan Micra safety recalls
DVSA lists 20 safety recalls for the Nissan Micra since 1992, the first in 1993. The most recent was launched on 30 June 2023.
In certain vehicles should the driver s seat be set in the position where it coincides with a design feature in the upper rail it may in certain conditions exceed the stress limits of the rail material.
Launched 30 June 2023DVSA recall R/2023/095Manufacturer ref. R22D6
Defect
In certain vehicles should the driver’s seat be set in the position where it coincides with a design feature in the upper rail it may in certain conditions exceed the stress limits of the rail material.
Remedy
Replace the seat slide rails with countermeasure parts.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Nissan Micra. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
