Age is the biggest factor in passing NCT; 50% of pre-2009 cars fail test

Half of vehicles passed the NCT last year. File Picture.

One of the lesser known models of Japanese car manufacturer Nissan recorded the highest pass rate of all cars tested at NCT centres in Ireland last year.

An analysis of almost 1.4 million NCT results for 2019 shows the Nissan Pulsar had an overall pass rate of 84.5% for the full test.