How many Nissan Pixos 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 10,729 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain9,872−8.1% on a year earlier
Declared SORN568Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202563.7%Cars of the same ages 61.0%
Rank by number licensedNo. 343of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201314,186 licensed
Average annual mileage4,572miles a year
How many Nissan Pixos are left in Great Britain?
There were 9,872 Nissan Pixos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 568 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 30.4% fewer than the peak of 14,186 in 2013.
Nissan Pixos licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2013 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 63.7% of Nissan Pixo MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Nissan Pixos tested pass 61.0% of the time, so the Nissan Pixo does better than average for its age, by 2.7 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 63.7%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Nissan Pixo 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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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Nissan Pixo compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Nissan Pixo fails its MOT,
appearing on 51.6% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.8% of Nissan Pixo tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Nissan Pixo MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Nissan Pixo MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Nissan Pixo failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Stop lamp: not working”, on 16.2% of 3,896 failed tests.
66.4% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material”.
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 Pixo tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
16.2%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
14.8%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
13.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes
9.5%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
7.1%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
6.7%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
6.5%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
6.3%
Horn: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
4 years of the Nissan Pixo, 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 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (65.7% passed first time) and the 2012 cars worst (66.2%).
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 Pixo annual mileage
The average Nissan Pixo covers 4,572 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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11–14 years
4,503
15–19 years
Average annual mileage of a Nissan Pixo by vehicle age
Registrations of Nissan Pixos for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 4,901 in 2010. In 2025, 0 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 Pixos registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 10,283 Nissan Pixos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 901cc to 1,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Nissan Pixos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
901cc to 1,000cc 10,283 licensed
100.0%
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 Pixo fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Nissan Pixo from 2010 to 2014. On the NEDC test (listings 2010 to 2014), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 54.3 to 65.7 mpg, with CO2 of 99 to 122 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2010 to 2014
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2010 to 2014
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.
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 name “Pixo”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Nissan Pixo safety recalls
DVSA lists 3 safety recalls for the Nissan Pixo since 1992, the first in 2010. The most recent was launched on 30 July 2013.
Heater fan motor may overheat
Launched 30 July 2013DVSA recall R/2013/082Manufacturer ref. PZ3B1
Defect
It is possible that the heater fan motor may seize at slow speed. Under extreme conditions this may cause the internal temperature of the heater fan circuit to increase. If this occurs the thermal fuse may not cut-out which will result in an overheating of the fan and its surrounding area. The driver will find smoke being exhaled via the heater vents and in extreme circumstances there could be a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Recall all affected vehicles and replace the heater motor thermal fuse with an up-rated item.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Nissan Pixo. 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.
