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2005 Nissan Almera

Silver Petrol 1497cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires21 May 2026
Tests26 (18 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate69.2%

Mileage

86,372 mi
Last recorded86,372 miles
Recorded on19 May 2026
Typical for 2005 Nissan Almera58,958 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationFV54 VPN
MakeNissan
ModelAlmera
Year2005
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,497cc

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MOT History

18 pass 8 fail
Fail 19 May 2026 86,372 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Dipped beam (4.1.4 (b))

Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Rear sway arm across axel (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Badly worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 22 May 2025 84,089 miles

Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 20 May 2025 84,089 miles

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 11 Mar 2025 83,833 miles

Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both sides (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 8 Mar 2024 81,680 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing smooth on inner and outer shoulders/tread patterns (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides inner and outer surfaces poor/scored/pitted/marked (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides trailing arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened axle tube (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 13 Mar 2023 78,744 miles

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing on inner and outer shoulders and cracking down tread patterns (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides corroded/scored/marked (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 16 Mar 2022 75,520 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering rack (2.1.5 (a))

Fail 8 Mar 2022 75,462 miles

Fuel system component leaking filler neck pipe (6.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering rack (2.1.5 (a))

Pass 10 Mar 2021 69,110 miles

Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both sides (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Pass 12 Mar 2020 64,214 miles

Brake fluid close to minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii))

Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both cracking and perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both worn on the edges (5.2.3 (e))

Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced both sides towards the rears of the sill backs (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Items removed from driver's view prior to test

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking and perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Power steering component has slight seepage from a component around the rack boots (2.1.5 (a))

exhaust heat shields, front and rear wheel arch liners fitted

Pass 6 Mar 2019 58,775 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Fail 6 Mar 2019 58,774 miles

Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 26 Feb 2018 56,654 miles
Pass 1 Mar 2017 54,224 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement Offside & Nearside front (2.4.G.2)

Fail 1 Mar 2017 54,224 miles

Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement Offside & Nearside front (2.4.G.2)

Pass 3 Mar 2016 51,608 miles
Pass 9 Mar 2015 49,319 miles
Pass 10 Mar 2014 47,639 miles
Pass 14 Mar 2013 44,741 miles

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 1 Mar 2012 42,229 miles

Nail in offside front tyre

n/s/f tyre slight cracking in tread

o/s/r tyre slight cracking in tread

o/sf front tyre slight cracking in tread

Pass 10 Mar 2011 39,718 miles
Fail 10 Mar 2011 39,718 miles

Nearside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)

Pass 26 Feb 2010 36,476 miles
Fail 26 Feb 2010 36,476 miles

Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

Nearside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)

Pass 4 Mar 2009 32,432 miles
Pass 14 Mar 2008 25,982 miles

How Reliable is the Nissan Almera?

Based on 2,976,239 MOT tests across 231,560 vehicles.

71.1%
Pass Rate
5,550
Miles/Year
30
Year Lifespan
231,560
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 141,538
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 88,997
Brake pipe excessively corroded 84,584
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 77,923
position lamp(s) not working 67,756
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FV54 VPN is a 2005 Nissan Almera in Silver with a 1,497cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69.2%.

Across all 2005 Nissan Almera models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.7% with a typical mileage of 58,958 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Nissan Almera fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 141,538 recorded failures. If you're considering buying FV54 VPN, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Nissan Almera typically stays on UK roads for around 30 years. At 21 years old, this Nissan Almera is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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FV54 VPN is a 2005 Nissan Almera, first registered on 6 January 2005.

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