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Nkr 77 Turbo Electric Di: a below-average pass rate worth digging into
Across 812 MOT tests, the Nkr 77 Turbo Electric Di returns 66.4% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn suspension dust cover. A torn steering gaiter and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 126,996, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
- 01
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
85 occurrences · 10.5% of tests
- 02
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated
79 occurrences · 9.7% of tests
- 03
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
71 occurrences · 8.7% of tests
- 04
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
67 occurrences · 8.3% of tests
- 05
Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose
46 occurrences · 5.7% of tests
- 06
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
38 occurrences · 4.7% of tests
- 07
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
36 occurrences · 4.4% of tests
- 08
Exhaust system leaking or insecure
35 occurrences · 4.3% of tests
- 09
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
34 occurrences · 4.2% of tests
- 10
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
33 occurrences · 4.1% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£176–£575
If every one of this Nkr 77 Turbo Electric DI's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
Replacement wing mirror glass
A cracked mirror glass on the offside is a fail; nearside is an advisory. £8 of self-adhesive replacement glass clears it.
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Buying or keeping a Nkr 77 Turbo Electric DI?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Nkr 77 Turbo Electric DI and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.